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Religions in Movement - The Local and the Global in Contemporary Faith Traditions (Hardcover, New)
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Religions in Movement - The Local and the Global in Contemporary Faith Traditions (Hardcover, New)
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
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There has long been a debate about implications of globalization
for the survival of the world of sovereign nation-states, and the
role of nationalism as both an agent of and a response to
globalization. In contrast, until recently there has been much less
debate about the fate of religion. 'Globalization' has been viewed
as part of the rationalization process, which has already relegated
religion to the dustbin of history, just as it threatens the
nation, as the world moves toward a cosmopolitan ethics and
politics. The chapters in this book, however, make the case for the
salience and resilience of religion, often in conjunction with
nationalism, in the contemporary world in several ways. This book
highlights the diverse ways in which religions first and foremost
make use of the traditional power and communication channels
available to them, like strategies of conversion, the preservation
of traditional value systems, and the intertwining of religious and
political power. Nevertheless, challenged by a more culturally and
religiously diversified societies and by the growth of new
religious sects, contemporary religions are also forced to let go
of these well known strategies of preservation and formulate new
ways of establishing their position in local contexts. This
collection of essays by established and emerging scholars brings
together theory-driven and empirically-based research and
case-studies about the global and bottom-up strategies of religions
and religious traditions in Europe and beyond to rethink their
positions in their local communities and in the world.
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