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Globalization and Pluralism

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Contrary to predictions of an increasingly secular world, in many ways the world has become more religious. These resources consider this phenomenon, asking how globalization intersects with the resurgence of public religion. Special attention is given to Catholicism and the Jesuits and how these institutions have shaped and responded to globalization and an increasingly pluralistic world.

Our Experts

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José Casanova

Senior Fellow
Professor Emeritus

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Jocelyne Cesari

Senior Fellow

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David Hollenbach

Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Theology and Religious Studies

Project Spotlight

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Globalization, Religions, and the Secular

The Globalization, Religions, and the Secular project brought together leading scholars across disciplines to explore different dimensions of globalization and the resurgence of public religion across states, regions, and religious communities.

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Videos

October 22, 2024

Contributions of Other Religions to Human Rights Discourse (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 14 minutes

October 22, 2024

Internal Debates Among Contemporary Churches about Religious Freedom and Human Rights (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 19 minutes

October 21, 2024

Introduction and Welcome Session: An Overview of the Themes and Implications of the 1964 Conference (Video)

Duration: 26 minutes

Publications

Article January 23, 2024

Jesuit Contributions to Global Connectivity and Global Consciousness in the Early Modern Era

This book chapter by José Casanova examines the external and internal opportunity structures which made it possible for members of a Catholic missionary order such as the Society of Jesus to play the role of cartographers, global ethnographers, natural scientists, translators, general educators, and prominent cultural brokers between East and West and North and South in the first globalization.

Blog Posts

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