Transnational Religious Movements: Faith’s Flows

Transnational Religious Movements: Faith’s Flows
ISBN-10
9386446561
ISBN-13
9789386446565
Category
Social Science
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2017-08-28
Publisher
SAGE Publishing India
Author
Jonathan D. James

Description

This book studies the concepts and philosophies governing globalized faiths. Transnational Religious Movements is a convincing narrative of how global religions have moved beyond spirituality to become key players in the world of welfare, education, economics, politics, and international relations. It examines the major faiths of the world, viz., Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and a sect. of Hinduism, to demonstrate transnational religious movements in the wake of globalization. The book focuses on the strategies and practices of six representative religious organizations that operate transnationally and helps us understand how they are formed, structured, and institutionalized in society, and how they operate. It dwells on how individuals, groups, media, and state as well as non-state actors come to terms with these organizations. World religions do not simply respond to globalization; they also shape and affect the future dynamics of globalization.

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