• ISBN13: 9788126938780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Religion and Philosophy
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: November 23, 2024
• Pages: 220
• Original Price: INR 995.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 400 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

This book studies the concepts and philosophies governing globalized faiths.

Transnational Religious Movements is a convincing narrative of how global religions have moved beyond spirituality to become key players in the world of welfare, education, economics, politics, and international relations. It examines the major faiths of the world—Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and a sect of Hinduism—to demonstrate transnational religious movements in the wake of globalization.

The book focuses on the strategies and practices of six representative religious organizations that operate transnationally and helps us understand how they are formed, structured, and institutionalized in society, and how they operate. It dwells on how individuals, groups, media, and state as well as non-state actors came to terms with these organizations. World religions do not simply respond to globalization, they also shape and affect the future dynamics of globalization.

Jonathan D. James is currently an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Australia.

• Contents
• Foreword by Professor Jeffrey Haynes….v
• Acknowledgements…. ix
• Introduction: Faith’s Flows….xi
• 1 Transnationalism: Perspectives….1
• 2 Hillsong Church: Postmodern Parishes, Worldwide Music, and Anointed Acquisitions….15
• 3 Validating Identity, Spirituality, and Space for BAPS Hindus in India and the Diaspora….37
• 4 Ciji: Socially Engaged Buddhism, Feminization, and the Politics of Soft Power…. 59
• 5 The New Face of Islam in the West: The Case of Islamic Relief….82
• 6 The Gülen-Hizmet Movement: Reformed Islam or Revitalized Caliphate? ….107
• 7 ISIS: Epistemology, Eschatology, and Empire of a Revolutionary Movement….134
• Conclusion: Globalization of Faith, Faith in Globalization….162
• Index….182
• About the Author….189