Overview
Global Religious Movements in Regional Context offers a wide-ranging exploration of the adaptation and diversity of religious traditions in various geographical, cultural and ethnic contexts within the contemporary world. The book analyses the complexities of the relationships between religion and globalization, and general trends and counter-trends in secularization. It argues that religions that 'go global' cannot remain unchanged by their importation into new cultures, and explores the creative tension between indigenization and a sense of global identity. The chapters focus on Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the UK, the USA, Latin America and Africa, as well as the worldwide spread of Islam and of the Japanese-derived Buddhist movement, the Soka Gakkai.The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are:
- From Sacred Text to Internet
- Religion and Social Transformations
- Perspectives on Civil Religion
- Global Religious Movements in Regional Context
- Belief Beyond Boundaries
- Religion Today: A Reader
Author Biography: John Wolffe, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Synopsis
Global Religious Movements in Regional Context offers a wide-ranging exploration of the adaptation and diversity of religious traditions in various geographical, cultural and ethnic contexts within the contemporary world. The book analyses the complexities of the relationships between religion and globalization, and general trends and counter-trends in secularization. It argues that religions that 'go global' cannot remain unchanged by their importation into new cultures, and explores the creative tension between indigenization and a sense of global identity. The chapters focus on Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the UK, the USA, Latin America and Africa, as well as the worldwide spread of Islam and of the Japanese-derived Buddhist movement, the Soka Gakkai.
The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are:
- From Sacred Text to Internet
- Religion and Social Transformations
- Perspectives on Civil Religion
- Global Religious Movements in Regional Context
- Belief Beyond Boundaries
- Religion Today: A Reader
Author Biography: John Wolffe, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Booknews
Nine chapters consider the adaptation and diversity of religious traditions in various geographical, cultural, and ethnic contexts. They examine the relationships between religion and globalization, and identify general trends toward (and away from) secularization. The chapters focus on evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity in the United Kingdom, the United States, Latin America, and Africa, as well as the spread of Japanese Buddhism, the Soka Gakkai, and Islam. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)