Religious presence has become plural in most parts of the world. How does spiritual identity develop in a globalized and therefore interreligious world? What do the changes mean for individuals and religious organizations? The empirical study pursues these questions through field research in four culturally and religiously diverse metropolitan areas: Munich, Seoul, Vilnius, and New York. One result is that spiritual identity is life-path navigation. New forms of religious groups, ideas, and practices of belief and spiritualities also foster processes of transformation in established religious organizations as a reaction to spiritual change.
Prof. Dr. Martin Rötting is an Associate Professor and head of the Religious Studies program at the Centre for Intercultural Theology and Study of Religions, Paris-Lodron University, Salzburg. He obtained his Ph.D. in Religious Studies and has published several works, including Religion in Bewegung (2012), Spirituelle Identität in einer interreligiösen Welt (2019), Spiritualität vs. Religion (2022). He is currently working on research projects on multi-faith spaces, spiritual influences, interreligious dialogue, contemporary spirituality, and forms of religion.