"Globalization is real, but its power to improve the lot of humankind has been madly oversold. Globalization enthralls and binds together a new aristocracy--the golden crust on the human loaf--but the remaining billions, who lack the culture and confidence to benefit from "one world," have begun to erect barricades against the internationalization of their affairs. And, from Peshawar to Paris, those manning the barricades increasingly turn violent over perceived threats to their accustomed patterns of life. If globalization represents a liberal worldview, renewed localism is a manifestation of reactionary fears, resurgent faiths, and the iron grip of tradition. Except in the commercial sphere, bet on the localists to prevail."

You might think this is just a lot more mumbo-jumbo on the topic of globalization, but read on, and you'll discover that his concerns are not about globalization, but about the things which concern people around the world in their everyday lives - real "mumbo-jumbo", aka - magic.  This is the world that most people in the world live in on an everyday basis.  If you don't believe in magic, you'd better start now.

I think his points are very real and well-made, but being a Christian I'm also somewhat biased in favor of Christianity to address the issues he brings up.  I'm inviting comments.  What impact should his observations have on the nature of Christianity within those contexts, if any?