Religious Communities in the Fire of Globalization: 'Phoenix from the Ashes?'

November 16, 2011
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
Location: Berkley Center Third Floor Conference Room Map

What is the relationship between globalization, modernization, and religion? For decades scholars have argued that secularization has been depriving religion of its legal privileges and that the market economy has undermined its social base. Almost all that that would remain, according to the dominant view, would be different forms of individual religiosity. To the surprise of many, however, globalization and its wave of social change have actually empowered religious communities in new ways. Hans Kippenberg of Jacobs University in Bremen explored the surprising resilience of religious communities, which extends even to Europe.

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About Hans Kippenberg

Hans Kippenberg holds a wisdom-professorship of comparative religious studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jacobs University Bremen. His research interests include the history and sociology of European paganism, Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism, Islam in the Near East and Europe, Max Weber’s sociology of religion, the public status of religious communities in European history and contemporary religious violence. Kippenberg has held teaching and research positions at various international institutions, such as Israel's Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, the University of Chicago, the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin and the University of Groningen. He served as first and second chairman of the German Association for the Study of Religions from 1993-97 and 1997-2001.

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