Religiosity and Globalisation

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Who claimed globalisation had 3 notable impacts on religion?
Beyer
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What were the 3 impacts globalisation have had on religion according to Beyer?
Marginalisation, Particularisation, and Universalism
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What is marginalisation in terms of globalisation?
Religion has been pushed out of political and public life and has been pushed towards the private sphere and as a result has lost importance (secularisation.)
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What is particularisation in terms of globalisation?
Religion has been used by groups who feel threatened by globalisation, they use it to express their identity often through religious fundamentalism.
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What is universalism in terms of globalisation?
Globalisation has resulted in the understanding of common values between religions. Beyer - Religious environmentalism. (faiths come together to protect the world god created, e.g. in riots muslims protected church and church protected mosque)
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What were the 3 impacts globalisation have had on religion according to Beyer?

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