Globalization and Religion

TCW: The Contemporary World
Unit II: World of Ideas

Lesson 2: Globalism and Religion
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Social Sciences Division

Lesson Objectives:
 Analyze how various media drive various forms of global
integration.
 Explain the dynamic between local and global cultural production.
The Contemporary World

TCW Social Sciences Division
Defining Religion and Globalism
 Religion : The service and

worship of God or the
supernatural. : belief in or
devotion to religious faith or
observance. : the state of a
person in the religious life.

Defining Religion and Globalism
 Globalism: the idea that events

in one country cannot be
separated from those in
another, and that a government
should consider the effects of
its actions on the rest of the
world

Global Religion
 Globalization flattens out cultural
differences and erodes local customes
and beliefs.
 Religion serves as the source of
globalization’s greatest resistance and
as a haven fot those standing opposition
to its ubiquitous yet often subtle power.
 In both of these views, the relationship
between religion and globalization is
antagonistic one of struggle and
conflict.

Globalization influenced Religion
 Evolving trade routes led to

the colonization of Asia,
Africa, Central and South
America. Religion became an
integral part of colonization
and later on globalization.

Role of Religion in Promoting World Peace
 The Moral Principles and values
contained in the teachings of great
religious teachers are essential factors
for the reduction of and ultimate
eradication of greed, hatred and
delusion- which form the root cause
of various conflicts and wars.
 The preamble to UNESCO’s
constitution says: “since wars begin in
the minds of men, it is in the minds of
men that the defenses of peace must
be constructed.
Role of Religion in Promoting World Peace
 The world cannot have peace until

nations and people begin to reduce
their selfish desires for more and
more material possessions, give up
their racial arrogance, and eliminate
their madness for wordly power.

Five Major World Religion
Judaism
 Monotheism
 Ten Commandments of moral and
religious conduct
 Torah: Written records and beliefs of
the Jews
 Founder: Abraham

Judaism
 Holy book is the Torah (the
first five books of the Old
Testament of Christian
Bible).
 Worship in a Synagogue.

Christianity
 Monotheism
 Jesus as Son of God
 New Testament: Life and
teachings of Jesus.
 Worship in a church
 Holy Book: Bible
Islam
 Monotheism
 God is Allah
 Muhammad, the prophet
 Holy Book: Qur’an (Koran)
 Started in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
This is the holiest city in Islam.

Islam
 Muslims worship in a mosque
 Muslims must follow the Five Pillars
of Islam:
 Stating the Faith
 Prayer 5 times/day facing Mecca
 Charity to poor
 Pilgrimage (Hajj)
 Fast during Ramadan

Buddhism
 Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
(Buddha)
 Four Noble Truths
 Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
 Spread of Buddhism from India to
China and other parts of Asia,
resulting from Asoka’s missionaries
and their writings.

Buddhism
 Basic Tenets of Buddhism (Four
Noble Truths)
 The world is full of suffering
 Meditation is our only escape
 Nirvana is the ultimate goal
 Follow the Eightfold Path

Buddhism
Eightfold Path
 Right Understanding
 Right Thought
 Right Speech
 Right Action
 Right Livelihood
 Right Effort
 Right Mindfulness
 Right Concentration
Hindusim
 Many forms of god
 Reincarnation: Rebirth based upon
karma
 Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts
and actions result in future
consequences

Hindusim
 From India around 1700 BCE
 No single founder
 3rd largest religion
 Holy Book: Rig Veda

Hindusim
Shiva – God the Destroyer
Vishnu – God the Preserver
Brahma – God the Creator

Geographic Distribution of
World’s Major Religion

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Judaism: Concentrated in Israel and North America
Christianity: Concentrated in Europe and North and South
America
Islam: Concentrated in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia
Hinduism: Concentrated in India
Buddhism: Concentrated in East and Southeast Asia

Tools of uniting people all over the world on religious
basis
Books
Movies
Cell phone apps
Social networks
Charity funds
Religious schools

Globalization and Religion
Epitomizes the definition of
globalization due to the fact that
it can be spread more efficiently
than ever before through the
use of different technological
tools.
Through the use of magazines,
the media, Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, commercials,
podcasts, cell phone apps and
much more.
Globalization and Religion
It is now possible for any
religion to spread beyond
national borders, allowing even
small new religious movements
to engage in overseas activities
and leading to new unseen
religious developments.
Small religious movements are
also spreading thanks to the
celebrities following and
advertising them.
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.
People should cope with the flow of info and choose their own and peaceful way.
And to our mind, finally, the globalization will end in complete domination of one of
them over the rest.

END OF LESSON


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Unit II: World of Ideas

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