Living at the Edge

  “Living at the Edge: Religion, Capitalism, and the End of the Nation-State in Taiwan” by Robert P. Weller is an article talking about life in Taiwan. As the author states, Taiwan lies at the boundaries of the world and its economy has flourished. Taiwan does not have brand images that are highly recognized outside the country. The country made a late entrance into capitalism and grew as a number of several networks of small firms and contractors. Taiwan has spent the last four hundred years as a frontier of the Dutch, Japanese, and Chinese empires. The article shows religious ways of the people of Taiwan and the manner in which religion influences their lives and their experiences in different ways (Weller, 2000). The author states that religious practices in Taiwan differ significantly in terms of social organization, claims to universalizing morals, and the relationship between society and an individual (Weller, 2000). Fee-for-service religion is one of the religious organizat...