1.In the postwar era, challenges to traditional religious beliefs and values symbolized at the beginning of the century
2.The Coexistence of many subcultures especially in democratic countries ran contrary to adherence to any one set of values or religious beliefs
B.Cultural Pluralism
1.In the west, Pluralism was encouraged by numerous trends especially by the various forms of media
2.Religious and cultural influences that had developed outside the U.S. and Europe became part of this cultural pluralism
C.Religious responses to modern life
1.Many people began to feel threatened or disoriented by the conflicting values being manifested in their societies
2.This lead to anti-western fundamentalism that manifested itself strongly in the 1980
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