US EPA

623123 

Journal Article 

Transnational Religious Connections 

Wuthnow, R; Offutt, S 

2008 

69 

2 

209-232 

Globalization, defined as the increasing flow of people, information, goods, services, and other resources across national boundaries, is altering social contexts in ways that influence religious practices. Increasingly, religion is not only instantiated in local communities and national societies, but is also linked with networks that span societal borders. Immigration is the most studied example. However, other flows of people and resources need to be considered, as do the transnational political and economic influences that shape religion. We review recent work in these disparate literatures and show how they point to the growing variety and importance of religious connections that span borders. We discuss evidence of the ways in which religious communities in the United States connect with people in other societies and consider these and other multilateral influences in parts of the Global South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Sociology of Religion is the property of Association for the Sociology of Religion and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) 

GLOBALIZATION; TRANSNATIONALISM; RELIGION & sociology; RELIGIOUS communities; SOCIAL networks; RESEARCH; RELIGIOUS aspects; SOCIAL aspects; SOCIAL conditions; RELIGION & civil society