Globalization and Human Solidarity by Tissa Balasuriya Fr. Tissa
Balasuriya from Sri Lanka is a leading spokesperson of Third
World Theologies. He is the Director of the Centre of Society
and Religion in Sri Lanka. He is the author of numerous books,
including Eucharist and Human Liberation, Planetory Theology,
and Mary and the Human Liberation. Published by Christiava
Sahitya Samithy, Tiruvalla 689 101, Kerala, S. India, November
2000. Used by permission of the publisher. This material was
prepared for Religion Online by Ted & Winnie Brock. Chapter 8:
Globalization and Spirituality 1. The Teaching of the Religions
and Capitalistic Globalization In this context of increasing
injustices in the world, the religions could be a light to make
us all aware of the false values of capitalistic globalization
that cannot bring happiness and peace to persons or a lasting
solution to our social and economic problems. The teaching of
the world religions is diametrically opposed to the values of
capitalistic globalization.