The changes are of many different kinds. In the religious realm, the role of the Lutheran folk church that formerly was very influential in many parts of society has changed. The differentiation of society in Modernity diminished the immediate significance of religion outside a narrow religious sphere. Today one can see an increasing interest in religion but this does not mean a return to the r...

W e live in turbulent times. Our epoch is characterized by startling advances on the one hand and conditions of extreme socioeconomic retrogression and distress on the other. Social development is severely uneven and yet deeply intertwined. This has created unexpected convulsions which are exploding across the planet. Both a consequence and a cause of this turbulence is a resurgence of religion...

1 Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS (PRISM) OCCASIONAL PAPERS Volume 5 (2007), Number 5 (December 2007) Director: Reuven Paz The Project for the Research of Islamist Movements is linked to the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. Site: www.e-prism.org. Email: [email protected]. All material copy...

The article analyzes the metamorphoses of religious faith in contemporary society and especially influence process globalization secularization on religion. specific hypothesis study is related to fact that at global level, one aspect recent changes scale taken by movements, aiming both revival tradition local manifestation new movements. main purpose research movements are conceived as respons...