ch 1.5 globalization of religion

Question 1

A collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and world views that establishes symbols that relate humanity, to spirituality, and to moral values.

Answer 1

RELIGION

Question 2

SOME RELIGIONS

(enumerate)

Answer 2

• CHRISTIANITY
• BUDDHISM
• ISLAM
• HINDUISM
• JUDAISM

Question 3

Catholicism/Protestants/Christians

Answer 3

CHRISTIANITY

Question 4

‘Christian’ is derived from the Greek christos for the Hebrew messiah (“anointed one”). Christianoi, “followers of the Christ,” became the name of a group who followed the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth in 1st-century Israel and proclaimed him the predicted messiah of the prophets

Answer 4

CHRISTIANITY

Question 4

is a religious and philosophical tradition that focuses on how to live in order to achieve enlightenment. The purpose is to break free of the endless cycles of reincarnation and avoid suffering.

Answer 4

BUDDHISM

Question 5

is an Arabic word which means ‘surrender, submission, commitment, and peace.’ Thus, it can be defined as a path; to attain complete peace through voluntary submission to the divine will.

Answer 5

ISLAM

Question 6

The oldest religion in the word originating in Central Asia and the Indus Valley, still practiced in the present day. The term is what is known as an exonym(a name given by others to a people, place, or concept) and derives from the Persian term Sindus designating those who lived across the Indus River.

Answer 6

HINDUISM

Question 7

IMPACT OF RELIGION TO CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION

(enumerate)

Answer 7

1. CULTURE AND RELIGION
2. RELIGION AND POLITICS
3. RELIGION AND ECONOMY
4. RELIGION AND TECHNOLOGY

Question 8

One of the world’s oldest religions dating back nearly 4,000 years and is considered to be the original Abrahamic faith(which include Islam and Christianity)

Answer 8

JUDAISM

Question 9

are inextricably interwoven. Indeed. on the surface, one could argue that they are the same

Answer 9

Culture and religion

Question 10

Roman Catholicism, for an example, is not just American.’ It is also Cuban, Italian, Canadian, and everything else. But, there are different shades of Roman Catholicism, and one begins to see that the various stories about faith and values are told through cultural paradigms:
In MEXICO — Our Lady of Guadalupe helps provide cultural context to divine miracles
In EASTERN EUROPE — Medjugorje provides equally valuable context.
In ISLAM, BUDDHISM, AND IN NATIVE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS — common religious themes get retold within a cultural context in order to deepen understanding and meaning.

Answer 10

CULTURE AND RELIGION

Question 11

may not benefit most and could harm some of those touched by it.

Answer 11

RELIGIOUS GLOBALIZATION

Question 12

Politicians are mostly concerned with the issues that they or their constituents want to promote. In some cases these issues may not provide a benefit for the majority of the public. Globalization has the same effect Globalization may benefit some but not others

Answer 12

RELIGION AND POLITICS

Question 13

Some of the potential problems with religious globalization are related to?

Answer 13

virtues, values and ethics.

Question 14

Some form of most religious factions and denominations: exist throughout America and the rest of the world.

Answer 14

RELIGIOUS GLOBALIZATION

Question 14

To a large extent major world religions have already seen globalization.

Answer 14

RELIGIOUS GLOBALIZATION

Question 15

Exceptions to religious globalization are: Cuba and others whose virtues, values, and ethics are controlled by the politics of those countries

Answer 15

RELIGIOUS GLOBALIZATION

Question 16

Religion and the economy are more closely tied than one would expect. As the economy has grown in the major countries of the word: the main religions of each of those countries have grown financially because its members have accumulated more wealth and are able to contribute more dollars to finance the basic financial needs of the religion as well as its growth and development: A look at the investment in buildings and architecture by the major religions of the world speaks volume about the financial strength of major religions such as christianity, Protestantism Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Mormonism, Pentecostal, etc

Answer 16

RELIGION AND ECONOMY

Question 17

The economic growth of religions has also been driven by technology since mass media can be used to spread the word and provide many of the benefits of church membership in the confines of one’s own home.

Answer 17

RELIGION AND ECONOMY

Question 18

Missionary work is generally thought to be a traditional method of evangelizing people that existed in generations gone by. However, missionary work is alive and well in many third world countries where large religions send their young people to convert the native people and expand the foundation of their religion.

Answer 18

RELIGION AND ECONOMY

Question 19

Technology within the scope of religious globalization, plays a major role in how and to whom the religion and its doctrine extends. Human civilization has never been without technology. and has relied upon the potential of technological advances in order to advance its own social branches.

Answer 19

RELIGION AND TECHNOLOGY

Question 20

In today’s world, where information and its instant quality are readily available to even the most remote of sectors in the world, religion, if it is to survive, has adapted and utilized technology and its light-speed ability to maintain a grip on its members. Religion and its ceremonies are still practiced within a temple or church, yet we see the influence of technology upon religion as we now have a DVD version of the bible for all Christian followers to appreciate, not only in the digital versatile disc version, but there are possibly half a dozen channels on basic or digital cable dedicated to religious practice and teachings.

Answer 20

RELIGION AND TECHNOLOGY