RLG101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Glocalization, Fax, Protestantism
Document Summary
Chapter 8- contemporary religions, contemporary cultures pages 182-210. Difficult to understand the modern world without understanding the major religious traditions and influences that cut across global politics. 9/11 attack shaped how the public prominence of islam and muslims is now. Many different levels religious practices are shaped and also shape the global political landscape. High standards of living in the west and stable governments. Western prosperity and general interests are strongly defended through economic tariffs, sanctions and political actions in other nations as and when necessary. Over century until 1950 britain was a major global power mainly through colonization. Globalization: complexities of this new world order of which there are a number of facets: such as economics, high speed communications ( internet, email, telephone and fax) and travel and sophisticated technologies. Primarily about the flows of people, goods, information and ideas across boundaries and continents.
