This article investigates the origins and development of the earliest Jesus movements within the context of persistent conflict between the Judean and Galilean peasantry and their Jerusalem and Roman rulers. It explores the prominence of popular prophetic and messianic movements and shows how the earliest movements that formed in response to Jesus’ mission exhibit similar features and patterns....

The present article deals with the question of emergence of new religious movements in contemporary Russia. Although sociological approach to the study of new religious movements proceeds usually from the theories of secularization, the author claims that the appearance of these movements should be viewed also in various contexts of national and historical peculiarities of different cultures. H...

The article explores the manifesto of Moscow Anthropological School, emphasizing primacy hallucinations in anthropogenesis. current predicament modern humanity urges anticipation something genuine and substantial. However, essence philosophy does not always align with prevailing “spirit times.” Its mission is to pursue autopoiesis, scrutinizing society for its inherent flaws that impede progres...

There are several important implications to be drawn from this statement. (a) John’s account of the signs which Jesus did is intentionally selective. He mentions many other signs (poll¦ shme‹a) of which he must have had detailed knowledge. In fact, he is specifically referring to those performed in the presence of the disciples. They were observable phenomena which evidently possessed particula...

was killed on March 8, 2005, he also signaled his intention to have a dialogue with Vladimir Putin. Islamic fundamentalist terrorists or messianic terrorists like bin Laden and alZarqawi have a different agenda: to eliminate any political system that does not embrace Islam as the “only true religion . . . and [accept] that all other religions and civilizations [are] barbarian, evil, and animal-...