Global Religious Movements Across Borders - 9781409456889

Taylor & Francis

Exploring how religious roots are shaping 'service movements' - organizations that seek to aid people across political and geographic boundaries - Global Religious Movements Across Borders focuses on how religious movements establish structures to assist people with basic human needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education and health. Encompassing various faith traditions with origins in different parts of the world, the collection offers a unique discussion of the intersection between religious transnationalism and social movements. > From global missionizing among proselytic faiths to mass migration through religious diasporas, religion has traveled from one side of the world and back again. It continues to play a prominent role in shaping world politics and has been a vital force in the continued emergence, spread, and creation of a transnational civil society.\nExploring how religious roots are shaping organizations that seek to aid people across political and geographic bo.