Testing Pluralism : Globalizing Belief, Localizing Gods

This Volume Of The 'religion And The Social Order Series' Examines The Phenomenon Of The Globalization Of Religions That Has Particularly Characterized The Last Fifty Years. Historically, Religions Were Relatively Tightly Connected With Territoriality. The Advent Of Relatively Inexpensive And Relatively Accessible Air Transport Has Made It Possible For Groups Of Significant Size To Move From Their Original Homelands And Resettle In New Sites. In Contrast To Predictions Associated With Secularization Theories That Dominated The Middle Of The Twentieth Century, Today We Find That The World's Religions Continue To Provide Meaning And Value In The Lives Of Their Adherents. This Volume Examines At A Global Level A Variety Of Such Groups And Their Adjustments. Introduction / William H. Swatos, Jr. And Giuseppe Giordan -- Mixed Results For Orthodoxy : The Impact Of Contemporary Cultural Change On The Acceptance Of Key Catholic Beliefs And Moral Teachings By Australian Mass Attenders / Robert Dixon -- Pluralism And Rituals In Italian Catholicism : The Spiritual Approach Of Renewal In The Spirit / Emanuela Contiero -- A World In Motion : The Plurality Of Orthodox Churches In Italy / Giuseppe Giordan -- The Sikhs In Italy : A Growing Heterogeneous And Plural Presence / Barbara Bertolani -- Religious Pluralism And The 2008 Obama Vote / Anthony J. Blasi, Barbara Kilbourne And Oscar Miller -- Evangelical Perspectives On Latino Immigration / Barbara L. Loach -- New Landscapes Of Religious Diversity In Mexico / Renée De La Torre And Christina Gutiérrez Zúñiga -- From Internal To External Pluralism : The Anglican Metamorphosis / William H. Swatos, Jr. -- Pluralism And Implicit Religion / Edward Bailey -- The Field Of Religions In Norwegian Pluralist Society / Neils Reeh -- Ethnic Religious Politics In Israel : The Case Of The Shas Party / Anat Feldman -- Spiritual Pluralization And Scientists In Italy / Stefano Sbalchiero. Edited By Giuseppe Giordan And William H. Swatos, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.