Religion in the 21st Century

[HoreTore]

As for your question, the me me me mentality has arguably existed since at least the 1920's and the main religions of the world have yet to show significant signs of shifting to accommodate it (as far as I know anyway) I highly doubt the old faiths are going to change any time soon. Will new religions pop up that cater to the self centered mentality of the modern age? Very likely, but I do not think an of them will subvert the current status quo, at least not in any of our lifetimes. Religions are notoriously hard to kill after all.

I don't think we'll see any real change in the "old religions", as religion is by definition resistant to change. My argument is that new religions of Scientology's ilk, where the focus is shifted from the community to the self, ay start to appear, with Scientology as the first of many.

You're also going to see more of this "feel good" and "new age" dross, though because people have twigged that "Science" is not a religion and will not scratch your spiritual itch.

I guess the new age-loonies could also be lumped into the me-me-me-category...

What about the reasoning behind missionary work being founded in the explicit command to do so?

This illustrates my basic point: religion is a commandment to look at the needs of people other than yourself.

Scientology, on the other hand, has self-improvement as its basic premise. I believe that's a petty substantial difference.