A journalist traces the chain of events that turned a single crime into a nationwide campaign against an innocent religious minority.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 2. In the Aftermath of the Abe Assassination
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After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 1. Dissolved Without Having Committed Crimes
A bestselling author explains why her investigation reveals a profound crisis for religious liberty and constitutional guarantees in contemporary Japan.
Theodora Walter and the Theosophical Roots of Trinidadian Art
A deeply spiritual painter who befriended Rudolf Steiner and helped define a nation’s visual identity.
How Japan’s Unification Church Case Went Off the Rails: Attorney Nakayama’s Inside Account
A conversation with critic Eitaro Ogawa reveals how political pressure, media hysteria, and flawed evidence converged to produce a judicial failure.
Shincheonji: A Session in Rome Held Under the Shadow of an Arrest
At the European Academy of Religion, scholars gathered to discuss the religious movement while its elderly leader remained behind bars.
The New Testament Church and the Tai Ji Men Case: The Mount Zion Saga in Comparative Perspective
The repression of the Christian millenarian movement during the Martial Law period in Taiwan has similarities with the post-authoritarian assault on Tai Ji Men.
Theosophy, “Thought-Forms,” and the Arts. 4. From Ringbom’s Legacy to Today’s Scholarship
How a once-marginal thesis reshaped the understanding of modernism’s spiritual roots.
Global Anti-Cultism and the Return of “Brainwashing” Theories
Accusing “cults” of “coercive persuasion” looked démodé, at least in academia and courts of law outside of France. But the discredited theory is coming back.
Theosophy, “Thought-Forms,” and the Arts. 3. Kandinsky and Theosophy in Munich.
How occult ideas and deep esoteric structures shaped the painter who transformed modern art.
Theosophy, “Thought-Forms,” and the Arts. 2. Artists Who Saw the Invisible
From Symbolism to abstraction: how a clairvoyant atlas shaped painters across continents.