Globalization: Religion, Secularization And Martin Luther King Jr.

Secularisation theory has argued that modernisation has undermined religion. The importance of science and technology on economic development and rational worldview on which they depend on are seen as destroying the belief in supernatural. However religion can contribute to development, but most recently sociologists have examined what role religion may play in development in today’s globalising world.

Theories of globalization present a more difficult task for Beyer, as he must not only establish what globalization is, but religion’s place within it. He explores the problem in various ways through the rest of the first part of the book. Beyer rests his analysis upon the work of Luhmann primarily, but also that of Immanuel Wallerstein, John Meyer, and Roland Robertson. Using Luhmann, Beyer resolves the theoretical debate of whether globalization is a homogenization of all particularities under a common social rubric or a simpler transformation of

Molloy, M. (2012). Experiencing the World’s Religions. Tradition, Challenge, and Change (6th ed.)Chapter 5. Retrieved from https://newclassroom3.phoenix.edu/Classroom

“We want the world to know that we no longer accept the inferior position of second-class citizenship.” (“Martin Luther King Jr. And The Global Freedom Struggle”). The sit-in movement was vital to the civil rights movement because it showed that African-Americans felt that they were not being treated as true Americans. The most important conclusion that I have drawn from my research is that African-Americans were treated differently because of the color of their skin, and because of that, they weren’t served at lunch counters, restaurants, or cafes (“Martin Luther King Jr. And The Global Freedom Struggle”).

As religion began to advance with technology people began to question if there was any god or higher power. This advancement to technology began more and more people began to question religion. Science showed us that we had evolved from monkeys instead of a god creating us, science has also found that the world was created over time naturally instead of god making it. Science has converted many people into atheists, therefore causing more debates about religion and how it happened.

Atheism is a topic covered extensively by many theologists and philosophers throughout history. Western culture assumes atheists are neither religious nor spiritual, but atheism is practiced in many forms. For example, atheism is considered a component of several other belief systems. Buddhism in India is often considered nontheistic because of its absence of a creator god. In addition, several branches of Hinduism are also considered nontheistic due to rejecting the notion of God, or the rejection of a personal creator. Jainism is another religion that does not believe in a God as creator or maintainer of life. Atheists can hold any number of moral and spiritual beliefs, and their belief system regarding God or deities can be varied (Wikipedia 2011).

According to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there is a distinct difference between “just” and “unjust laws”. King writes, “A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law” (Michaelvdg 2010). This concept dates back to a philosophy developed by the Romans. The Roman’s code was between these two concepts, “Ius Gentium” and “Ius Naturalis”. Ius Gentium means a law that is universally practiced, where Ius Naturalis means natural law (Michaelvdg 2010). One way to explain the difference between the two is by using slavery as an example. Slavery was

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. He attended Morehouse College and upon his graduation he chose to go in the route of his father to pursue Baptist Ministry. Dr. King wanted us all to be treated fairly; he was influenced by Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence and was convinced that all African Americans should utilize his powerful words as a new way of an equal life. Dr. King was a civil rights activist, who believed in transcendence, that right and wrong do exist. His powerful words given during his I have a dream speech led him to earn the Noble Peace Prize. Friedrich Nietzsche was born in Röcken, Prussia in 1844. In 1864 he enrolled in the University of Bonn to study theology. He began to doubt his

When it comes to religion a theist should be an individual who after being presented with all the facts for and against the existence of a God,subtracts these opposing groups of evidence and comes to the conclusion that their is a God. An atheist should be an individual whom after conducting the same process comes to the conclusion that their is not a

Christian Science is an idealistic and most radical form of transcendental religiosity. The study of Christian Science teaches a feeling of understanding of God's goodness and the differences between good and evil, life and death. The purpose of this paper is to address how the study of Christian Science helps us better understand the impact of globalization in America, as well as the impact of American on globalization. This paper is important because globalization features a dominant worldview. All throughout the world people believe, study and teach different types of religious movements that impact others. People need to better understand how certain religions modify, conflict with, and impact the world. First, it will discuss

There are many types of atheistic beliefs, but overall Atheism is the disbelief in the existence of a god or gods (Merriam-webster.com). In Jesse Smith’s journal, “The Scientific Study of Religion” he investigates the roots of American Atheism and how it is rising in today’s society. In his journal he states, “There have been atheists in this country since its inception, but an expressed atheist presence in U.S. society has never been anything other than a very small minority” (Smith 80). He further states, “Within the last decade explicitly atheist groups all across the country proliferated and became conspicuous. These groups have become increasingly interconnected, and an expanding network-an American atheist community- is developing a more recognizable place in American culture” (Smith 80). Atheism is at the peak of its existence and is growing every day. In 2012 this atheist group even made the newspaper for its rally to be held at the National Mall in Washington D.C. The article written by John Watts states, “The National Mall will play host to a rally for atheists on Saturday, March 24, that is being referred to as the “Woodstock for nonbelievers”, and this event is intended to be celebratory” (Watts). This event turned out to be the largest ever gathering of nonbelievers in one place (huffingtonpost.com). This growing movement is called New Atheism.

West, especially the United States, is evident in their laws against women's rights. You have old white men in Congress passing laws on what a woman can and cannot do with their body, as it pertains to abortion, based on their views that it’s a sin against God.

Brodd, Jeffrey, Layne Little, Bradley Nystrom, Robert Platzner, Richard Shek, and Erin Stiles. Invitation to World Religions. First Ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2013. Print

The topic I chose is “To overcome our ignorance” which comes from the section “Why study religion?” in Chapter 1, page 11. I chose this topic because I think developing knowledge about other religions throughout the world will make you become more educated on how people in different cultures perceive a certain god and use certain methods for worshiping a religious figure. I grew up in a small town in North Carolina called Yadkinville. There are pretty much 3 different types of churches there Baptist, Methodist, and Quaker. Therefore everyone attends church on Sunday, and Wednesday even though there are different types of religions, they still go to church services at the same time. Growing up in Yadkinville my family was the only Episcopal’s

All throughout our readings, lectures, videos, and textbook we learn the effects of globalization on the different nations we studied. I often felt sad for these nations because we were encouraging them to practice our traditions and therefore their personal identities and culture were lost. Other than to improve healthcare and poverty through medical care and education I could not find positive improvements. In fact it appeared in most cases we were trying to force our beliefs and practices on these third world countries. Furthermore it appeared we weren’t doing this for the good of the group but to increase our own wealth, power, religious converts, prestige, and