Globalization’s uncertainty drives individuals toward religious identity as security

Evidence

Kinnvall (2004) has also asserted that as globalization increases, which some individuals experience as increased uncertainty and insecurity, and religious identity provides a sense of security that may result in individuals being increasingly drawn to a religious identity. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 891

Categorization

• QUESTION: How does this square with secularization theory, which predicts modernization reduces religiosity? Worth chasing.
• XREF: connects to: New World Order theory unites religious and secular audiences — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 397; Wealth inequality feeds religious nationalism by making anxious publics seek authority and order — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 201