GLOBALIZATION OF RELIGION

What is the relationship of religion to globalization? First there Is the way in which globalization flattens out
cultural differences, erodes local customs and beliefs, and spreads a secular capitalist way of life that us odds
with religion of all sort. At the same time there is the way, in which religion serves as the source of
globalizations greates resistance and has a haven for those standing in opposition to its obiquitius yet of the
subtle power

GLOBALIZATION AFFECT RELIGION PRACTICES AND BELIFTS

Evolving trade routes led to colonization of the Asian, Africa, Central and South America. Religion Became an
integral part of colonization and Later on globalization. Religion has been major feature in some historical
Conflicts and the most Recent waves of modern terorrism.

HOW DOES GLOBALIZATION AFFECT RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AND BELIEFS?

By diminishing the barriers between different cultures, globalization lands religion in a quagmire of
conflicts which reinforce social identities as some do not accept the new realities and turn to religion to
rediscover their own identity. Religion provides a sense of belongingness to a group in the world. 

Impact of Globalization
■ Flattens the cultural differences.

■ Erodes the local customs and beliefs

■ Spreads secular, capitalist way of life

What is religion nowadays?

■ It’s no longer set of beliefs that people arrive by reflection

■ It’s symbolic system which carries our identity and marks out social ethic and other boundaries.

■ It’s marks crucial movements in the life cycle with rituals.

■ It’s provides powerful mechanism for physiological and social tension

ROLE OF RELIGION TODAY

Looking around the world today. It’s clear that religion play a role in many of the major conflicts going
on the various levels. Furthermore, religion play’s an important role in people’s lives worldwide, and has
become one of the major ways people connected each other across the world.

ROLE OF RELIGION IN PROMOTING WORLD PEACE

Religion has a definite role to play in the people’ search for world peace. The moral principles and values
contained in the teachings of great religious teacher is an essential factors for the reduction of the ultimate
eradication greed and hatred and delusion–Which form the root cause of various conflicts and wars, both within
and without oneself, these three evil or unwholesome bring unrest in the mind in resulting physical outburst of
violence in culminating in global warfare.