Religion im Prozeß der Globalisierung The volume collects articles that present the current state of the English language discussion on religion and globalization especially from sociological and anthroplogical perspectives. A first section consists of theoretical contri butions which inform the interpretations of the predominantly empirical studies that make up the second section. Overall the selections show how the develop ment of global society has contributed greatly to religious transformation; and how in various ways religion has been a significant force in the historical emergence of global society itself. Content: Introduction Peter Beyer: English Language Views of the Role of Religion in Globalization; Section I: Theoretical Statements: Roland Robertson: The Globalization Paradigm: Thinking Globally; John W. Meyer John Boli George M. Thomas and Francisco O. Ramirez: World Society and the Nation State; Frank J. Lechner: Cultural Aspects of the World System; John H. Simpson: The Great Reversal: Selves Communities and the Global System; Arjun Appadurai: The Production of Locality; Peter Beyer: What Counts as Religion in Global Society From Practice to Theory; Section II: Empirical Applications: Peggy Levitt: Local Level Global Religion: The Case of United States Dominican Migration; George Thomas: A World Polity Interpretation of U.S. Religious Trends Since World War II; Rijk A. Van Dijk: From Camp to Encompassment: Discourses on Transsubjectivity in the Ghanian Pentecostal Diaspora; José Casanova: Globalizing Catholicism and the Return to a Universal Church; William R. Garrett: Religion Law and the Human Condition; Peter Beyer: The Islamic Revolution in Iran