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Religion and Globalization: Education For A Fast Changing World

Globalization affects religions in several ways. It allows for the spread of religious beliefs, practices, and symbols across borders through technology and migration. However, it can also threaten traditional religious identities. While religion can unite people during times of crisis, it also sometimes plays a role in global conflicts. Overall, globalization will continue to shape the changing world of religion, with both benefits and challenges.

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Religion and Globalization: Education For A Fast Changing World

Globalization affects religions in several ways. It allows for the spread of religious beliefs, practices, and symbols across borders through technology and migration. However, it can also threaten traditional religious identities. While religion can unite people during times of crisis, it also sometimes plays a role in global conflicts. Overall, globalization will continue to shape the changing world of religion, with both benefits and challenges.

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Religion and Globalization

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Learning Outcome:

1. Explain how globalization affects


religious practices and beliefs.

2. Analyze the relationship between


religion and global conflict, and conversely,
global peace.

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What is religion?

Religion is a collection of cultural


systems, belief systems, and world views
that establishes symbols that relate
humanity to spirituality and to moral
values.

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What is globalization?

Globalization is the networking and


expansion of local products, beliefs, and
practices into universal products, beliefs
and practices often through technology.

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Are they interconnected?

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How does globalization affect religion?

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The most known religions across
the world are the following:

Christianity > deity is Jesus 2.4 billion


followers
Founded: 1st C. A.D.
Founder: Jesus Christ > St. Peter

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Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic
religious group teaching that there is only one
God and that Muhammad is the messenger of
God.
It is the world's second-largest religion and
with over 1.8 billion followers Founder:
Muhammad
Birthplace: Saudi Arabia
Founded: circa 610 A.D.
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Hinduism > many gods > 811 million followers
 Indian religion or way of life
 No known founder
 2300 BC to 1500 BC

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Buddhism > 4th largest religion
 with over 520 million followers
 known as Buddhists
 Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha
 Founded: 6th Century BCE

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Tools of uniting people all over the
world on religious basis:
 Books
 Movies
 Cell phone apps
 Social networks
 Charity funds
 Special internet sites
 Religious schools

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Man > secularization

 It is understood as a shift in the overall


 frameworks of human condition;
 it makes it possible for people to have a
choice between belief and non-belief in
a manner previously unknown.

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Migration of faiths across the globe has
been a major feature of the world throughout
the 20th century.

Religion > going global.

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Religious ideas, values, symbols and
rites relate to deep issues of existence.
Thus, it should not be surprising when
religion enters the picture in times of crisis.

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Religion provides answer to
these problems
1. It provides a sense of identity
2. Traditional religious
leadership provides a
sense of accountability.
3. Religion offers a sense of security.

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Questions to ponder:

1. How can religion unite people around


the world?
2. How can globalization be a problem for
different religions of the world? Or is really
a problem?
3. What is the role of religion in
global conflict?
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Conclusion:

Globalization has a great impact on


religion. As people and cultures move across
the globe, as ideas are mobilized and
transported by media technology, the
religious globalization will go on and on.
It has its pros and cons. People should
cope with the flow of information and
choose their own and peaceful way.
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