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Far from witnessing a decline in religion —it is argued in this article— what we see today in the contemporary world is a globalization of religious movements, some of which are highly dynamic. Modernity does not, therefore, necessarily lead to the end of religion, as held by the secularization theory. What it does lead to, more or less necessarily, is "religious pluralism."
In this essay, Peter Berger examines the consequences of the globalization of pluralism both to religious institutions as well as to the subjective consciousness of individuals. He also looks at the possibilities for the success of fundamentalist or sectarian projects. Finally, he analyzes the relationship of different religious traditions to liberal democracy.