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1. **What impact does religion have in a connected and highly globalized society?** How does religion influence one’s individual identity? 2. Religion in the World Today 3. Robert Ellwood 4. [], Quest Magazine 5. Googled “religion in today’s society” on Monday and this was one of the links that came up. 6.Subject: religion, modern society, the relationship between the two, religion’s impact-specified by discussing major religions Occasion: magazine publication, continuation of an already existing discussion on the impact of religion Audience: religious people from all walks of life, people interested in religion, even those who aren’t religious/believe in a God Purpose: to describe religion and its impact on today’s society Speaker: Robert Ellwood 7. Ellwood describes the need to understand religion, with various factors that must be kept in mind. Ellwood also discusses the difference between religion today and in the 19th Century. To truly get to the root of the argument, Ellwood discusses impact in the context of different major religions and how they will continue to make an impact in the future. 8. Religion plays an important role and will continue to do so, and as time passes, a new spiritual age will rise, in which, understanding the impact of religion will become extremely important. 9. I think Ellwood’s reasoning is a very rational argument. Ellwood only solidifies his reasoning by mentioning specific examples from various religions that are in fact, ones that people encounter often. Ellwood also poses many questions to his readers, in order to continue the discussion with thoughts, beyond what he writes about, which leaves room to form opinions as well as add on. All this combined makes his message about religion and its impact very convincing. 10. “ We need to look at the world’s religions in terms of the vast sweep of evolution, which may require one aspect of spirituality, and then another, to sparkle most brilliantly in the sun.” “ Hinduism does not have the worldwide presence of either Islam or the new Christianity, although its direct and indirect influence may be found throughout the world. Vedanta philosophy, yoga classes, and the importance of Mohandas K. Gandhi in inspiring others like Martin Luther King, Jr. to nonviolent action, cannot be discounted.” ‘We see religion not so much as absolute, objective truth, but more like the famous Zen image of the finger pointing at the Moon. ” “Hinduism now seems to be torn between conservative and confrontational voices like those of the Bharat Janata Party, and the liberalism of such past exemplars as Swami Vivekananda, Gandhi, or India’s philosopher-president Sarvepelli Radhakrishnan, and their contemporary representatives.”

1. **What impact does religion have in a connected and highly globalized society?**How does religion influence one’s individual identity? 2. Socials Today-Religion and Society 3. Socialist Party Magazine 4. [] 5. Googled “religion in today’s society” on Monday and this was one of the links that came up. 6. Subject: religion and its relation/ever-growing presence in society today Occasion: magazine publication, continuation of an already existing discussion on the impact of religion Audience: religious people from all walks of life, people interested in religion, even those who aren’t religious/believe in a God, Socialist Party Magazine readers Purpose: to describe religion and its impact on today’s society-its importance and growing numbers Speaker: Socialist Party Magazine 7. This article covers many different aspects of the discussion of religion’s impact on society today, going back to the past with various origins, answering questions such as the development of religious views, and finally, religion in terms of its context today. 8. Religion has impacted society in many ways such as politics and development and politics, and that impact only continues to grow. 9. Like with the Ellwood article, concrete examples really enhance the argument being made. I’m convinced because the numbers and data mentioned have an impact on my individual daily life, and specifically in context with India, I see the religious influence every time I go. Seeing the political implications of religion in society was also intriguing and a new way to address the conversation. 10. “ In today’s materialistic, dog-eat-dog capitalist society – in a world of wars, hunger, poverty, illiteracy and economic instability – religion still offers refuge to many people. ” “ As well as this, many parts of the world are blighted by religious or religious-related divisions and conflicts. ” “ Sectarian divisions between Shia and Sunni Muslims in Iraq have exploded since the US-led occupation, causing huge bloodshed.” Example “It is an oppositionist channel for Muslims angered and humiliated by the poverty and oppression they face under dictatorial rule and imperialism. ” Why religion is relevant in today’s society in context of Islam “… the United States ‘Founding Fathers’ sought to codify the separation of the state and church in the constitution of the US..” “RELIGION HAS SOCIAL roots and, in turn, reacts upon the class struggle.”