Religious Identities and the Global South

Felix Wilfred is Emeritus Professor and Chair, School of Philosophy and Religious Thought, State University of Madras, India.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Religion: A Question of Identity.- 3. Religious Identities: From the Colonial to the Global.- 4. Conflicting Religious Identities: The Political Turn.- 5. Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Globalization.- 6. Novel Ways of Being Religious.- 7. Globalization and New Religious Movements.- 8. Religions in Diaspora: The Case of South Asian Migrants.- 9. Religious Freedom: Beyond the Liberal Paradigm.- 10. Religious Identities by Choice and the Politics of Conversion.- 11. Changing Ethical Discourses and Religious Identities.- 12. Religion and Public Life: Continuing Debate.- 13. From Porous Borders to Cosmopolitan Horizons: Beyond Interreligious Dialogue and Multiple Belonging.- 14. By Way of Conclusion: The Present Crisis and the Religions of the Future.