Routledge International Handbook of Religion in Global Society (Routledge International Handbooks)

Like any other subject, the study of religion is a child of its time. Shaped and forged over the course of the twentieth century, it has reflected the interests and political situation of the world at the time. As the twenty-first century unfolds, it is undergoing a major transition along with religion itself. This volume showcases new work and new approaches to religion which work across boundaries of religious tradition, academic discipline and region. The influence of globalizing processes has been evident in social and cultural networking by way of new media like the internet, in the extensive power of global capitalism and in the increasing influence of international bodies and legal instruments. Religion has been changing and adapting too. This handbook offers fresh insights on the dynamic reality of religion in global societies today by underscoring transformations in eight key areas: Market and Branding; Contemporary Ethics and Virtues; Intimate Identities; Transnational Movements; Diasporic Communities; Responses to Diversity; National Tensions; and Reflections on 'Religion'. These themes demonstrate the handbook's new topics and approaches that move beyond existing agendas. Bringing together scholars of all ages and stages of career from around the world, the handbook showcases the dynamism of religion in global societies. It is an accessible introduction to new ways of approaching the study of religion practically, theoretically and geographically. -- Publisher's description Like any other subject, the study of religion is a child of its time. Shaped and forged over the course of the twentieth century, it has reflected the interests and political situation of the world at the time. As the twenty-first century unfolds, it is undergoing a major transition along with religion itself. This volume showcases new work and new approaches to religion which work across boundaries of religious tradition, academic discipline and region. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of tables 11 Acknowledgments 12 List of contributors 13 Introduction: religion in global societies 20 PART I: Market and branding 36 1. Christian churches’ responses to marketization: comparing institutional and non-denominational discourse and practice 38 2. ‘The Greatest Leader of All’: the faces of leadership and Christianity in contemporary Brazil (1980s–2010s) 50 3. JPCC: a megachurch brand story in Indonesia 61 4. Rebranding the soul: rituals for the well-made man in market society 71 PART II: Contemporary ethics and values 82 5. The prosperity ethic: the rise of the new prosperity gospel 84 6. Islamic ethics in Muslim Eurasia: prosperity theology vs. renunciation? 96 7. Public morality and the transformation of Islamic media in Indonesia 114 8. Pious-modern subjectivities in the Palestinian West Bank: identity formations and contours between the individual and the familial, the local and the global 124 9. ‘We are overfed’: young evangelicals, globalization, and social justice 136 10. ‘Mediacosmologies’: the convergence and renewal of indigenous religiosities in cyberspace 148 PART III: Intimate identities 160 11. Saints, sinners, and same-sex marriages: ecclesiological identity in the Church of England and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark 162 12. When two worlds collide: Asian Christian LGBTQs coming out to parents 174 13. Gender politics and education in the Gülen Movement 185 14. Global Catholicism, gender conversion and masculinity 193 PART IV: Transnational movements 204 15. Pilgrimage, traveling gurus and transnational networks: the lay meditation movement in contemporary Chinese societies 206 16. Globalization and asceticism: foreign ascetics on the threshold of Hindu religious orders 218 17. Maya revival movements: between transnationality and authenticity 231 18. Defending tradition and confronting secularity: the Catholic Buen Pastor Institute 245 19. The globalization of the Catholic Church: history, organization, theology 253 PART V: Diasporic communities 264 20. Dialectics between transnationalism and diaspora: the Ahmadiyya Muslim community 266 21. Transnational religious movement: the Turkish Süleymanlı in Indonesia 277 22. Young Buddhists in Australia: negotiating transnational flows 287 23. The formation of global Chinese Christian identities 296 24. Church as a homeland and home as a place of worship: the transformation of religiosity among Georgian migrants in Paris 311 PART VI: Responses to diversity 322 25. Interreligious dialogue in international politics: from the margins of the religious field to the centre of civil society 324 26. Faith, identity and practices: the current refugee crisis and its challenges to religious diversity in Southern Europe 334 27. Urban public space and the emergence of interdenominational syncretism 345 28. ‘As local as possible, as international as necessary’: investigating the place of religious and faith-based actors in the localization of the international humanitarian system 355 29. Religion, national identity and foreign policy: the case of Eastern Christians and the French political imaginary 368 30. Religious echoes in secular dialogues: global glimpses of peacebuilding 381 31. City of gods and goods: exploring religious pluralism in the neoliberal city 393 PART VII: National tensions 406 32. Islam, politics, and legitimacy: the role of Saudi Arabia in the rise of Salafism and Jihadism 408 33. Religion and nationalism in post-Soviet space: between state, society and nation 418 34. Religion, nationalism and transnationalism in the South Caucasus 429 35. The sacred and the secular-economic: a cross-country comparison of the regulation of the economic activities of religious organizations 439 36. Religious identities in times of crisis: an analysis of Europe 451 37. Poetry in Iran’s contemporary theo-political culture 463 PART VIII: Reflections on ‘religion’ 476 38. Questioning the boundaries of ‘religious’ and ‘non-religious’ actions and meanings 478 39. Religion in the Anthropocene: nonhuman agencies, (re)enchantment and the emergence of a new sensibility 488 40. Science and religion in a global context 497 41. Religion through the lens of ‘marketization’ and ‘lifestyle’ 507 Index 519 "Introduction: religion in global societies; 1 Christian churches’ responses to marketization: comparing institutional and non-denominational discourse and practice; 2 ‘The Greatest Leader of All’: the faces of leadership and Christianity in contemporary Brazil (1980s–2010s); 3 JPCC: a megachurch brand story in Indonesia; 4 Rebranding the soul: rituals for the well-made man in market society; 5 The prosperity ethic: the rise of the new prosperity gospel; 6 Islamic ethics in Muslim Eurasia: prosperity theology vs. renunciation?; 7 Public morality and the transformation of Islamic media in Indonesia; 8 Pious-modern subjectivities in the Palestinian West Bank: identity formations and contours between the individual and the familial,the local and the global; 9 ‘We are overfed’: young evangelicals,globalization,and social justice; 10 ‘Mediacosmologies’: the convergence and renewal of indigenous religiosities in cyberspace; 11 Saints,sinners,and same-sex marriages: ecclesiological identity in the Church of England and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark; 12 When two worlds collide: Asian Christian LGBTQs coming out to parents; 13 Gender politics and education in the Gülen Movement; 14 Global Catholicism,gender conversion and masculinity; 15 Pilgrimage,traveling gurus and transnational networks: the lay meditation movement in contemporary Chinese societies; 16 Globalization and asceticism: foreign ascetics on the threshold of Hindu religious orders; 17 Maya revival movements: between transnationality and authenticity; 18 Defending tradition and confronting secularity: the Catholic Buen Pastor Institute; 19 The globalization of the Catholic Church: history,organization,theology; 20 Dialectics between transnationalism and diaspora: the Ahmadiyya Muslim community; 21 Transnational religious movement: the Turkish Süleymanlı in Indonesia; 22 Young Buddhists in Australia: negotiating transnational flows; 23 The formation of global Chinese Christian identities; 24 Church as a homeland and home as a place of worship: the transformation of religiosity among Georgian migrants in Paris; 25 Interreligious dialogue in international politics: from the margins of the religious field to the centre of civil society; 26 Faith,identity and practices: the current refugee crisis and its challenges to religious diversity in Southern Europe; 27 Urban public space and the emergence of interdenominational syncretism; 28 ‘As local as possible,as international as necessary’: investigating the place of religious and faith-based actors in the localization of the international humanitarian system; 29 Religion,national identity and foreign policy: the case of Eastern Christians and the French political imaginary; 30 Religious echoes in secular dialogues: global glimpses of peacebuilding; 31 City of gods and goods: exploring religious pluralism in the neoliberal city; 32 Islam,politics,and legitimacy: the role of Saudi Arabia in the rise of Salafism and Jihadism; 33 Religion and nationalism in post-Soviet space: between state,society and nation; 34 Religion,nationalism and transnationalism in the South Caucasus; 35 The sacred and the secular-economic: a cross-country comparison of the regulation of the economic activities of religious organizations; 36 Religious identities in times of crisis: an analysis of Europe; 37 Poetry in Iran’s contemporary theo-political culture; 38 Questioning the boundaries of ‘religious’ and ‘non-religious’ actions and meanings; 39 Religion in the Anthropocene: nonhuman agencies,(re)enchantment and the emergence of a new sensibility; 40 Science and religion in a global context; 41 Religion through the lens of ‘marketization’ and ‘lifestyle’" Introduction: religion in global societies; 1 Christian churches’ responses to marketization: comparing institutional and non-denominational discourse and practice; 2 ‘The Greatest Leader of All’: the faces of leadership and Christianity in contemporary Brazil (1980s–2010s); 3 JPCC: a megachurch brand story in Indonesia; 4 Rebranding the soul: rituals for the well-made man in market society; 5 The prosperity ethic: the rise of the new prosperity gospel; 6 Islamic ethics in Muslim Eurasia: prosperity theology vs. renunciation?; 7 Public morality and the transformation of Islamic media in Indonesia; 8 Pious-modern subjectivities in the Palestinian West Bank: identity formations and contours between the individual and the familial,the local and the global; 9 ‘We are overfed’: young evangelicals, globalization, and social justice; 10 ‘Mediacosmologies’: the convergence and renewal of indigenous religiosities in cyberspace; 11 Saints, sinners, and same-sex marriages: ecclesiological identity in the Church of England and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark; 12 When two worlds collide: Asian Christian LGBTQs coming out to parents; 13 Gender politics and education in the Gülen Movement; 14 Global Catholicism, gender conversion and masculinity; 15 Pilgrimage, traveling gurus and transnational networks: the lay meditation movement in contemporary Chinese societies; 16 Globalization and asceticism: foreign ascetics on the threshold of Hindu religious orders; 17 Maya revival movements: between transnationality and authenticity; 18 Defending tradition and confronting secularity: the Catholic Buen Pastor Institute; 19 The globalization of the Catholic Church: history, organization, theology; 20 Dialectics between transnationalism and diaspora: the Ahmadiyya Muslim community; 21 Transnational religious movement: the Turkish Süleymanlı in Indonesia; 22 Young Buddhists in Australia: negotiating transnational flows; 23 The formation of global Chinese Christian identities; 24 Church as a homeland and home as a place of worship: the transformation of religiosity among Georgian migrants in Paris; 25 Interreligious dialogue in international politics: from the margins of the religious field to the centre of civil society; 26 Faith, identity and practices: the current refugee crisis and its challenges to religious diversity in Southern Europe; 27 Urban public space and the emergence of interdenominational syncretism; 28 ‘As local as possible, as international as necessary’: investigating the place of religious and faith-based actors in the localization of the international humanitarian system; 29 Religion, national identity and foreign policy: the case of Eastern Christians and the French political imaginary; 30 Religious echoes in secular dialogues: global glimpses of peacebuilding; 31 City of gods and goods: exploring religious pluralism in the neoliberal city; 32 Islam, politics, and legitimacy: the role of Saudi Arabia in the rise of Salafism and Jihadism; 33 Religion and nationalism in post-Soviet space: between state, society and nation; 34 Religion, nationalism and transnationalism in the South Caucasus; 35 The sacred and the secular-economic: a cross-country comparison of the regulation of the economic activities of religious organizations; 36 Religious identities in times of crisis: an analysis of Europe; 37 Poetry in Iran’s contemporary theo-political culture; 38 Questioning the boundaries of ‘religious’ and ‘non-religious’ actions and meanings; 39 Religion in the Anthropocene: nonhuman agencies, (re)enchantment and the emergence of a new sensibility; 40 Science and religion in a global context; 41 Religion through the lens of ‘marketization’ and ‘lifestyle’