GlobalizationGlobalization and Religion and Religion

What is globalization?What is globalization?What is religion?What is religion?

AreAre they interconnected?they interconnected?How does the globalization How does the globalization

affect religion?affect religion?

GlobalizationGlobalization

is the networking and is the networking and expansion of once local expansion of once local products, beliefs, and products, beliefs, and

practices into universal practices into universal products, beliefs and products, beliefs and

practices often through practices often through technologytechnology

ReligionReligion

is a collection of cultural is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, systems, belief systems,

and world views that and world views that establishes symbols that establishes symbols that

relate humanity to relate humanity to spirituality and to moral spirituality and to moral

valuesvalues

The most known religions The most known religions across the world areacross the world are

Christianity Christianity

its deity is Jesusits deity is Jesus

2.2 billion adherents 2.2 billion adherents

Holy BibleHoly Bible

IslamIslam

The God is AllahThe God is AllahQuranQuran

1.57 milliard1.57 milliard adherentsadherents

HinduismHinduism811 million811 million

Many Many GodsGods

BuddhismBuddhism

380 million adherents380 million adherents

BuddhaBuddha

Religion has entered the Religion has entered the “ information age” and has “ information age” and has globalized at accelerating globalized at accelerating

rates, in the methods religions rates, in the methods religions use for teaching and in belief use for teaching and in belief

systemssystems

Tools of uniting people all Tools of uniting people all over the world on religious over the world on religious

basisbasis Books Books MoviesMovies Cell phone appsCell phone apps Social networksSocial networks Charity fundsCharity funds Special internet sitesSpecial internet sites Religious schools Religious schools

Religion epitomizes the Religion epitomizes the definition of globalization definition of globalization due to the fact that it can due to the fact that it can

be spread more be spread more efficiently than ever efficiently than ever

before through the use of before through the use of different technological different technological

toolstools

Through the useThrough the use

of magazines, the media, of magazines, the media, Facebook, Twitter, Facebook, Twitter,

Youtube, commercials, Youtube, commercials, podcasts, cell phone apps podcasts, cell phone apps

and much more..and much more..

It is now possible for any It is now possible for any religion to spread beyond religion to spread beyond

national borders, national borders, allowing even small new allowing even small new religious movements to religious movements to

engage in overseas engage in overseas activities and leading to activities and leading to

new unseen religious new unseen religious developmentsdevelopments

Small religious movements Small religious movements are also spreading thanks are also spreading thanks to the celebrities following to the celebrities following

and advertising themand advertising them

Tom CruiseTom Cruise and and ScientologyScientology

Kaballah with Madonna, Kaballah with Madonna, Britney Spears, Demi Britney Spears, Demi

Moore, Claudia Schiffer and Moore, Claudia Schiffer and othersothers

Red stringRed string

Expansion of terrorism on Expansion of terrorism on religious basisreligious basis

Videos and audios Videos and audios in the Internet of in the Internet of sermons read by sermons read by missionaries which missionaries which contain exremist contain exremist ideas, call for ideas, call for crimes, murders, crimes, murders, terrorist attacksterrorist attacks

The possibility of The possibility of communicatng communicatng with anyone across with anyone across the world and the world and sharing ideas sharing ideas provoke the spread provoke the spread of terrorists and of terrorists and expansion of their expansion of their bandband

ConclusionConclusion Globalization has a great impact on Globalization has a great impact on

religion. As people and cultures move religion. As people and cultures move across the globe, as ideas are mobilized and across the globe, as ideas are mobilized and transported by media technology, the transported by media technology, the religious globalization will go on and on.religious globalization will go on and on.

It has its pro and cons. People should cope It has its pro and cons. People should cope with the flow of info and choose their own with the flow of info and choose their own and peaceful way. and peaceful way.

And to our mind, finally, the globalization And to our mind, finally, the globalization will end in complete domination of one of will end in complete domination of one of them over the rest. Evidently and hopefully, them over the rest. Evidently and hopefully, it is Islam.it is Islam.

GOOD-BYE!!!GOOD-BYE!!!Thanks for attention!Thanks for attention!