W7 - Globalization of Religion ACTIVITY

Latin verb religare means _________.

• “to tie”

• "to share"

This is system of beliefs, rituals, and practices, usually institutionalized in one manner or another, which connects this world with the beyond.

• religion

• globalization

People join through individual and voluntary choice, although the most important form of recruitment in established denominations takes place through childbirth.

• Sect

• Denomination

It was an alternative label for cults that have been negatively portrayed by mass media and some social scientists.

• Indigenous Religions

• New Religious Movements

The oldest living religion on Earth

• Hinduism

• Christianity

It has become the largest of the world’s religions.

• Hinduism

• Christianity

It is a monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews.

• Judaism

• Christianity

In the age of global capitalism, more and more people tend to retreat into their own private world and create their own individualized religion.

• TRUE

• FALSE

With so much emphasis on religion as a source of conflict, the role of globalization as a force in peacemaking is usually overlooked.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A good example of this is the resurgence of “born again” Christianity that recruits members by asking them to accept Jesus Christ in their lives.

• Sect

• NRMs