An email address leak confirmed a cavalier approach to handling documents and data, resulting in biased and unsubstantiated conclusions.
Anti-Cultism Down Under. 1. The Victorian Inquiry Report Release Debacle
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From the World
Salarrué: A Theosophical Artist in El Salvador
His paintings and writings fused esoteric experience, vitalist philosophy, and Mesoamerican symbolism into a spiritual search that continues to attract scholars.
The Ryangombe: A Culture-Shaping African Institution in Rwanda
The progress and colonial eradication of a significant spiritual phenomenon raises questions about the damage created by the suppression of African Indigenous Spirituality.
The Cult‑Hunter Who Built His Own Criminal “Cult”: The Athanor Affair in France
Daniel Beaulieu carried his anti‑cult legacy into a rogue Masonic lodge that evolved into a covert structure that offered contract killer services to its clients.
Announcing a Collection of Essays on Konstantin Rudnev and “Ashram Shambhala”
Anticipated by simpler versions in “Bitter Winter,” ten research papers will be published in the September issue of “The Journal of CESNUR”
The Unification Church Case in Japan: A Scholar Confronts a Society That No Longer Listens
Masaki Nakamasa reflects on how Japan reached a moment where a religious corporation can be dissolved without a real public debate
A Visit to the Seoul Detention Center and the Difficult Path of Religious Liberty in Korea
August days of prayer and testimony—and the fragile dignity of a ninety‑five‑year‑old man.
José Villegas and the Theosophical Decalogue Paintings
A Spanish painter celebrated across Europe sought in Theosophy a spiritual grammar capable of transforming the Ten Commandments into a metaphysical journey.
Trafficking Accusations Against Religion: Why the TVPA Should Be Amended
The U.S. Congress faces a decisive choice as forced-labor law expands into areas once considered protected belief and voluntary religious life.
The Rudnev Series: 10. “If It Bleeds, It Sells”: Western Media vs. Rudnev
Russian propaganda sources and, later, Argentinian prosecutors’ press releases largely dominated the coverage of the Rudnev case.