media:
documentary, essay, book & articles
Piercey, Judy (2002): "The Gospel According to John," Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), The National, First Broadcast on February 1.
articles, TV-contributions and books in chronological order
Rinaldi, Luc (2023): The False Prophet of Edmonton. (Macleans, November 20)
Mulcahy, Karyn (2023): John and Leigh Ann de Ruiter to plead not guilty to sexual assault charges. (CTV News Edmonton, Sept. 22)
Pruden, Jana (2023): Alberta spiritual leader and his wife plead not guilty to sex-assault charges. (The Globe and Mail, September 21)
CBC News (2023): Alberta spiritual leader facing 3 more sexual assault charges. (CBC News, June 8)
Amato, Sean (2023): More sexual assault charges against John and Leigh-Ann de Ruiter. (CTV News Edmonton, June 8)
Mulcahy, Karen (2023): Wife of John de Ruiter granted bail on sexual assault charges. (CTV News Edmonton, March 15)
Snowdon, Wallis (2023): Wife of Edmonton spiritual leader charged with three counts of sexual assault. (CBC News, March 14)
DeGregory, Priscilla (2023): Canadian spiritual leader accused of sex assault granted bail: report. (New York Post, January 29)
Harris, Peter (2023): John de Ruiter grants bail. (Canada Today, January 29)
Mulcahy, Karen (2023): John de Ruiter makes first court appearance; book author says women in Oasis have been 'traumatized'. (CTV News Edmonton, January 28)
Bartko, Karen & Mertz, Emily (2023): Self-proclaimed spiritual leader John de Ruiter, accused of sexual assault, granted bail in Edmonton. (Global News, January 28)
Oliver, Naomi (2023): Edmonton “spiritual leader” John de Ruiter granted bail on four sexual assault charges. (Canada Today, January 27)
Pruden, Jana (2023): Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter ordered released on bail following sexual-assault charges. (The Globe and Mail, January 27)
Gulf News (2023): Canadian spiritual leader charged with sex assault of followers. (Gulf News, Al Nisr Publishing, UAE, January 26)
Times Now World Desk (2023): Who is John de Ruiter? Canadian spiritual leader charged with sex crimes - Reports. (Times Now, January 25)
Parsons, Page (2023): Edmonton spiritual leader charged with 4 counts of sexual assault. (CBC News, Edmonton, January 23)
CTV News Vancouver Island (2023): John de Ruiter charged with sexual assault.
Pruden, Jana (2023): Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter charged with four counts of sexual assault. (The Globe and Mail, January 23)
Edmonton Police Service (2023): Spiritual community leader charged with sexual assault.
Secret-Wiki (2019): John de Ruiter (in German).
פרסום ראשון (in Hebrew) :(2018) ללכת שבי אחריו
Pruden, Jana (2017): Are a spiritual leader's sexual relationships a calling or a dangerous abuse of power? (The Globe and Mail, November 25)
Link zur Deutschen Übersetzung
Davayan (2017): Essay - Caught in the guru game.
Horsley, Jasun (2017): Dark Oasis: A Self-Made Messiah Unveiled. (Auticulture, November 11)
Parker, Raymond (2016): An eulogy for Bryan Beard (who committed suicide in John de Ruiters group)
Steinlein, C. (2016): Manipulieren durch Schweigen (in German; Focus online, accessed 22.03.2016)
Shawn (2016): Reviews of spiritual teachers. John de Ruiter.
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta (2016): Action no. 1603-0116-AC "Von Sass v De Ruiter", Edmonton. Von Sass v De Ruiter. (Memorandum of Judgment Delivered from the Bench)
Leon, Harmon (2015): The Canadian man who commands a cult with his gaze (VICE Media LLc, February 25)
Hutchinson, Brian (2013): When lovers turn litigents: Edmonton sisters sue spiritual leader for support (The National Post, April 26)
McKeen, Scott (2007): Disarming guru has his temple after bookstore start (The Edmonton Journal, April 13)
Eaves, Elisabeth (2006): Leadership 101: Be Quiet (Forbes Magazine, November 9)
Loome, Jeemy (2006): Man of vision, or ...? Some think John de Ruiters teachings are dangerous (Edmonton Sun, April 16)
Loome, Jeemy (2006): Man of vision, or ...? Silence is golden - for gurus. (Edmonton Sun, April 16)
Loome, Jeemy (2006): Tapping into inner happiness (Edmonton Sun, April 17)
Loome, Jeemy (2006): Whose religion anyway? (Edmonton Sun, April 20)
Smith (2006): Study reveals religious leader's silent secret (EurekAlert, Public release, Univiersity of Alberta, October 30) "Strangers to de Ruiter find themselves locked in an intimate gaze, and it is not surprising that [they] confuse the act that usually accompanies intimacy with actual intimacy."
Unknown (2006): Familiar story of infidelity - Tricks of the subconscious (Edmonton Sun, April 19)
Hutchinson, Brian (2001): The Gospel according to John (Saturday Night Magazine, May 5)
Welzel, P. (2001): Die Leere ist nicht lehrbar. (in German; taz, July 23)
McKeen, Scott (2000): 'I was god's wife' (National Post, May 16)
King, Frank (1999): Self-styled 'truth' teller challenged (Calgary Herald, January 30)
Marshall, Jeannie (1998): Shoemaker to Messiah? (National Post, December 7)