In this topic we look at religion in a global context. Religion has spread throughout the world over time through conquest and colonisation. Through globalisation the world is now more interconnected than ever before and this has had an impact on religion in the following ways:

 

• Conflict

• Domination

• Cultural changes

• Economic development

 

Therefore we need to learn the following:

• Understand some of the different ways in which religion interacts within its global context

• Understand the role of religion in economic development in a globalising world

• Understand and be able to evaluate explanations of the nature of religious fundamentalism

• Understand and be able to evaluate explanations of the role of religion in international conflict