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Globalization of Religion: Preseted During CHED Training The Contemporary World
Globalization of Religion: Preseted During CHED Training The Contemporary World
RELIGION
P r e s e t e d d u r i n g C H E D Tr a i n i n g
* * * T H E C O N T E M P O RA RY W O R L D * * *
Dennis C. Coronacion
Jefferson R. Mendez
Dominic B. Baggayan
Learning Goals
Education
Ph.D. Sociology & Cultural Studies,
University of Pittsburgh, 1996.
M.A, History, Department of History,
University of Pittsburgh, 1994.
M.A. Sociology, Bowling Green State
University, Ohio, 1990.
B.A. Economics, University of Macedonia,
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1987.
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“No single force can be said to have had a
greater impact on propelling globalization
forward than religion, which has always
sought to spread its message”
Religion Definition
The belief in and worship of a
superhuman controlling power,
especially a personal God or gods.
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Religion Members
Percentage
Religious actors
Globalization and
Religion – A Paradox
Globalization: Perspectives
from the Field
Globalization is not a process that can be easily
narrated within a single authoritative narrative –
rather the very notion of various locales
coalescing into the global, promotes the
construction of multiple narratives that reflect
the manner in which each group, religious
tradition, or region contributed to the
construction of the ‘global’.
Roudometof (2015)
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In Robertson’s (1992) original statement,
globalization is defined as “the compression of
the world”.
Transnational Studies
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“Deterritorialization” of Religion
The appearance and , in some instances, the
efflorescence of religions traditions in places
where these previously had been largely
unknown or were at least in a minority
position.
Transnational Religion emerged
through the post WWII spread of
several religions
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Example:
Conclusion
At the onset of the chapter, it stressed the discontinuity
between research agendas that focus on secularization and
globalization.
Second Activity:
“Global Tableau”
Thank You!