globalisation and religion

Question 1

what are the key features of fundametnalism

Answer 1

• an authroative sacred text such as the bible of quran where the contetns are taken literally
• us and them mentalisty. the idea that fundametalism a defence agaisnt modern world
• agressive reactions
• use of modern technlogogy despite their hatred for the modren towld to achieve aims such as computers to mitialry weapons and televangelism
• patrarchy they like to manifest thesmlseves in coutnries where women have little to no power

Question 2

what is dvaies view on fundametnalism

Answer 2

• argues that new morals of modernity has infleunced fundamentalism to develop into an ‘us vs them mentality’
  create an isolated island against the outside world as they see new morals as cultural chaos

Question 3

critics of davies view of globalisation and modernity

Answer 3

funadmealist groups mostly islam ones do often completey isolate themselves from wester moral values but ignores the fact that they do use modern tachnology to achieve thier aims wether it be computers to gain members military weapons so dont isolate themsleved completely

Question 4

giddens view of fundamentalism and post modernity

Answer 4

fundamentalism is a product of globalisation and the development of science which has rationalised thought

however as rationalisation means change post modern society poses more risks and uncertainty. therefore people with orthodox views regress back to fundamentalism due to the certainty of god and the church’s teachings which provides comfort and stablitiy

Question 5

counter of giddens view

Answer 5

giddens countes the idea of fundamentalism with cospomolitan religion which is a far more common response of religion to globalisation

cosmopolitan religions are more indusive to change of moral values as they are more fouced on indivudal journeys and self finding in order to provide a bais for a new typ eof relious spirtuality

Question 6

example of cultureal defence poland

Answer 6

between 1945 and 1980s Poland was under communist soviet rule that completely squashed the cathoic church, however it became the focal point of retalliation and rebellion

Question 7

huntingtons clash of civillisation

Answer 7

argues that globaslaition has reduce the importance of national identity and therefore religous idenitiy has become people main form

the interaction of these religions due to the increased interconnectedness of society has led to clashes of religion and conflict

ex 9/11 against western morals

Question 8

criticism of huntingtons clash

Answer 8

globalsiation has led to a rise in ecumenicalism

when leaders of religion come together in ecumentical groups to heal divisions and get along
all these religions accept that they dont hold a monopoly of the truth

Question 9

nanda on globalsiation increasing religion in india

Answer 9

the preduction of seccularisaion was that when inditry developed in country such as india people would become less religious

however nanda found that a new modern form of hindism developed wehre peope becuase more religious when they became richer and had better opporunties

in a 2007 survey 30% said they had become more religious

Question 10

nanda on globalsiation leading to untra-nationalistic hindusm

Answer 10

• the prosperity and development of india’s industry and their emergence in the golbal economy as true contenders has created a new civil reigion of wroshipping india

a survey found that 93% of indians believed that their cultrue is superior to others

Question 11

examples of globalisation leading to religous developments

Answer 11

• capitalism in asia: (redding)
  post- confucian values in east asian countries are playing a similar part as cavilisn did in the development of capitalism. new porserity of economies in east asia is arguable a result of a new work ethic in asia
• pentecostalism in latin ameria (berger)
  plays a similar role execpt for the fact that religous ideas alone odnt lead to economic development

Question 12

ways in which globalisation has led to religion being undermined

Answer 12

• rise in scienfici knoweldge
• cultrual globalisation in the west
• seccularisation from within churches in order to gain memerbship straying away from ultra orthodox beleifs

Question 13

whats globalisation has strengthened religion

Answer 13

• huntington it has increased religious identiy
• davie and giddens- increased fundametnalism
• nanda- made people in india more religous

-has allowed chruches to gain members world wide (televangelism )