The Potential Role of Religion in the Public Sphere. Considerations By Means of the Contemporary Imaginary

Nietzsche's hypothesis on the advent of nihilism and the consequences of the death of god does not appear extraneous to the present reality, especially when we consider the perils to which we are exposed by a culture exalted by the new power which technical systems have progressively rendered available to individuals. Indeed, there could be no room at all for human beings in a world that purports to work without posing the question of meaning.