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“Hermetic Spirituality and Historical Imagination”: What We Can Learn from Hermes
An epic book by Wouter J. Hanegraaff offers a new interpretation of ancient Hermetic writings—and a revolutionary path both to studying and experiencing spirituality.
A Museum for the Victims of Communism in Washington, D.C.
The Museum inaugurated last month by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation reconstruct the deadliest catastrophe in human history
Sacred and/or Secret, Confession and Other Forms of Religious Secrecy: A Scholarly Discussion
At the European Sociological Association’ RN34 conference, a panel discussed contemporary criticism of secrecy in religion, from the Catholic Church to Scientology
The Rediscovery of the Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
Hidden for two centuries and a half, Kakure Kirishitan, the persecuted Catholics, re-emerged in 1865. Bitter Winter offers the first English translation of Pope Francis’ document celebrating them in 2015.
Abe Shinzo: The Day He Offered a Magic Mirror to the Pope
While we continue assessing the historical significance and the legacy of the assassinated Japanese Prime Minister, his visit to the Vatican in 2014 is worth remembering.
A Bitter Winter Reporter at the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022
Former Ambassador Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett hosted the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Chair of Russian Mufti Council: Exterminate Ukrainians, the West Serves the Antichrist
“Nazi” Ukrainians should be killed “like parasites with pesticides,” Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin said
Russia’ Security Council: New Law Needed to “Neutralize” “Cults” and “Foreign” Religions
Reactions to the events in Ukraine prove that there is still excessive permissiveness in the religious field, the Putin-chaired national security body said.
Ahmadis Arrested in Pakistan for Celebrating Eid al-Adha—Inside Their Homes
Opponents climbed nearby roofs to see what Ahmadis were doing, and claimed they felt “offended.” Meanwhile, Ahmadi grave desecrations continue.