Is religion an anachronism in an intensely globalizing and secular world? Despite commonplace assumptions that the world's religions are anachronistic, examples of the intertwining of religion and globalization abound. A low-budget Islamaphobe film called Innocence of Muslims was recently posted on YouTube, picked up by an opportunistic TV host in Egypt, and set off a US Embassy attack in Cairo. It led to a global controversy with demonstrations in over twenty countries and internet argument…
