ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses religion against the background of modernity and globalization. It provides the primary data for field research among Filipino migrants in Singapore and Thailand. Drawing primarily on the themes of "mobility" and "homelessness," the chapter elaborates on the migrant experience as the focal point for negotiating religiosity and urbanization. The predominance of Christianity in the archipelago in the last 600 years since the advent of Spanish and American colonialism is explained through a brief historicization of religious processes that began in 1521 with the arrival of the Spaniards and the massive conversion to Catholicism. The Charismatics believe in a direct relationship with God through an exclusive reliance on the word of God through the Bible. The members of the Charismatic group in Bangkok are mostly middle-class professionals who have lived and worked in Bangkok for many years. The growth of the Charismatic movement and the Balik-Islam Movement have been gathering a massive number of followers.
