"… [In his recent work, Kent] portrays several religions as breeding grounds for mental illness and abuse rather than multifaceted human phenomena. … To be clear, Kent is not a hoaxer like [French provocateur Léo] Taxil. He is a credentialed academic. But like Taxil, he operates in a space where ideology can overshadow evidence, and where the allure of uncovering hidden evil can distort the lens of inquiry. … Kent’s journey from sociologist to activist is a story worth telling, not because it is unique, but because it is emblematic of a broader tension between scholarship and sensationalism. After all, when the devil is in the details, the scholar must be doubly vigilant."
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Massimo Introvigne, "A Modern Léo Taxil: Stephen Kent and Satanism. 1: The Shadow of Taxil", Bitter Winter (October 1, 2025)
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