How is religion changing in the twenty-first century? In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. Others are positive and help to shape an emerging t...

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Main Author:	Juergensmeyer, Mark (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland University of California Press 2015
Edition:	1st ed
Subjects:	Globalisierung Religion Globalization > Religious aspects Religion and civil society Religion and politics Religion and sociology Zivilgesellschaft
Summary:	How is religion changing in the twenty-first century? In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. Others are positive and help to shape an emerging transnational civil society. In addition, a new global religion may be in the making, providing a moral and spiritual basis for a worldwide community of concern about environmental issues, human rights, and international peace. God in the Tumult of the Global Square explores all of these directions, based on a five-year Luce Foundation project that involved religious leaders, scholars, and public figures in workshops held in Cairo, Moscow, Delhi, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, and Santa Barbara. In this book, the voices of these religious observers around the world express both the hopes and fears about new forms of religion in the global age
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Physical Description:	1 online resource (170 pages)
ISBN:	9780520959323 9780520283466