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Globalisation Boosts Religious Fundamentalism

7 Jul 2010

In almost every major religion in the world, there has been a growth of the fundamentalist wings in the past 25-30 years. This includes Christianity, Islam, Judaism and even Hinduism.

James F. Hoge Jr. contends  that something is happening at a systems level and hypothesizes that religious fundamentalism is on the rise as a consequence of globalization.

Hoge is editor of Foreign Affairs, a forum for the discussion of American foreign policy and international affairs.

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