The Globalization of

Religion
Overview:
This module examines the
relationship between religious cultures and
the forces of globalization.

Objectives:
Explain how globalization affects religious practices and beliefs.

Analyze the relationship between religion and global conflict and, conversely,
global peace.
• Why is religion consider global?
Religion is global in that it is related to
the global transportation of peoples,
and of ideas. There is also third way
that religion is global, which might
be called the religion of globalization
in which forms of new religion
emerge as expressions of new
interactive cultures.
 Does globalization pose a great threat
to religion?
The results indicate that globalization is a
contributing factor to increase in
restrictions on religious freedom, with this
partly being explained by the perceived
threat communities feel when they are
exposed to members of other religious.
Restriction on religious freedom are on
arise.
GLOBALIZATION AND RELIGION

• What is globalization?
• What is religion?
• Are they interconnected?
• How does the globalization affect religion?
 What is Globalization?

• Is the networking and expansion of once local products,

beliefs and practices into universal products, beliefs and
practices often through technology.
 What is Religion?

• The belief in a god and worship of a supernatural controlling

power, especially a personal God or gods.

• Religion is a fundamental set of beliefs and practices

generally agreed upon by a group of people. These set of
beliefs concern the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe,
and involve devotional and ritual observances.
• They also often contain a moral code governing the conduct
of human affairs.
• The most known Religion around the world are:

CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
 CHRISTIANITY

• The religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as

sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic,
and Protestant bodies.

2.2 Billion
Adherents

Holy Bible
 ISLAM

• Islam is partially based on the Judeo-Christian religious. It has a

monotheistic (belief in one God) message , and follows some of the
same principles as Christianity and Judaism. The followers of Islam,
Muslims, believe in one God, Allah, and believe Muhammad was
his prophet.

Quran
1.57 milliards
adherents
 HINDUISM

• A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which

developed from Vedic religion.

Many Gods

811 million
 BUDDHISM

• Buddhism is a religion that was founded by Siddharta

Gautama (“the Buddha”) more than 2,500 years ago in India.
With about 470 million followers, scholars consider Buddhism
one of the major world religions.

380 Million
adherents
 • Religion has entered the “
information age”
and has globalized at accelerating
rates, in the
methods religions use for teaching
and in belief systems.
Tools of uniting people all over the world on
religious basis.

 Books
 Movies
 Cell phone apps
 Charity funds
 Special internet sites
 Religious schools
 • 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
• Is now possible for any religion 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.

Tom Cruise and Scientology

• Kaballah with Madonna, Britney Spears, Demi Moore,
Claudia Schiffer and others.

Red string
 Expansion of terrorism on religious basis.

 Videos and audios in  The possibility of

the internet of sermons communicating with
read by missionaries anyone across the world
which contain exremist and sharing ideas provoke
ideas, call for crimes, the spread of terrorists and
murders, terrorist expansion of their band.
attacks.
 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 pro and cons. 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.
Evidently and hopefully, it is Islam.
 Leader: Amor E. Fernandez
Members : Liza Mae Bustamante
Jerre Mae S. Echalar
Lhoucel C. Pontioso

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