lobalisation” is a familiar term. It is the growing interaction and integration among peoples, organisations, and governments worldwide. The term “globalism” is less common: it is the ideology – the thinking, beliefs, and values – that drives globalisation. It denotes the underlying forces that are shaping cultures and societies everywhere. As nationalism is to nationality, so globalism is to globalisation. There are two dominant globalisms in the world today. In fact, world history is a story of these two competing globalisms. The Bible tells this tale. Genesis 11-12 describes the start of both globalisms. We must understand this
