ABSTRACT
The term globalization is usually employed in the context of global economy, but it is also deeply related to the role of religion, particularly Christianity, when the topic is addressed from feminist, liberationist, and post-colonial perspectives. Both colonialism and globalization have been the focus of liberation and postcolonial analysis. However, their concrete effects on women's bodies are not always contemplated. Globalization is presented as a loose web of free economic, political, and cultural exchange. Liberation theologians were among the first to denounce the Christendom model that theologically justified colonialism and, more recently, the alienating religious practices that support globalization. Christendom, neo-Pentecostalism, and globalization have in common a disregard for human bodies. Religious communities, non-profit organizations, labor unions and associations, each have both a local and global dimension. Local actions have global repercussions and vice-versa. There is no predominance of any particular religion or political agenda.
