Abstract: Thinking Globally About Religion – Thinking Globally about Hinduism – Traditional Brahmanical Society – Popular Hindu Movements – The Sikh Community – The Jain Community – Hindu Communities Abroad – Thinking Globally about Buddhism – Theravada Buddhist Societies – Tibetan Buddhist Society – Vietnamese Religious Society – Traditional Chinese Religious Society – Popular Religion in Mainland China – Traditional Japanese Religious Society – Japanese New Religious Movements – Korean Religious Society – Buddhist Communities Abroad – Thinking Globally about Judaism – Jewish Communities in Israel – Jewish Communities in North Africa and the Middle East – Jewish Communities in Europe – Jewish Communities in the Americas – Jewish Communities in Asia – Thinking Globally about Christianity – Western European Catholic Societies – Eastern European Catholic Societies – European Protestant Societies – Orthodox Christian Societies – Religious Communities in Russia – The Coptic Community – Latin American Catholic Societies – North American Religious Communities – Evangelical Christian Community in North and South America – African Christian Communities – Christian Communities in South Asia – Christian Communities in China – Christian Communities in Southeast Asia – Mormon Communities around the World – Thinking Globally about Islam – Arab Islamic Societies – North African Islamic Societies – Sub-Saharan African Islam – European Islam – Shi'a Islamic Societies – Islamic Communities in Central Asia – Islamic Communities in South Asia – Islamic Societies in Southeast Asia – Chinese Islamic Communities – American Islamic Communities – Religious Movements with Islamic Origins – Thinking Globally about African Religion – Traditional African Religious Society – Afro-Caribbean Religious Societies – Thinking Globally about Local Religious Societies – Native American Religious Societies – Australian Aboriginal Societies – Pacific Islands Religious Communities – Religion in Global Perspective – Anti-Global Religion? – The Global Future of Religion

Keywords: African religion, Buddhism, Catholic, Christ, Christianity, Easter, Hinduism, Islam, Israel, Judaism, new religious movements, tradition, Christian, Latin, religious