The World's Religions: Continuities and Transformations

Of the many things we can say about religion today, two suggestions stand out: one that, despite (or because of) secularization, traditional religion is thriving; and the other that, because of globalization, migration, and popular culture, religion is changing. This dialectic is reflected in the apt sub‐title to The World's Religions in the phrase “continuities and transformations”. It also gives a strong clue to the kind of readership the editors and publishers expect for this book: people interested and involved in world religion(s), yes, but also equally those interested in looking closely at how it is doing in a world...