Is the iPhone the new Messiah?
The Netherlands is becoming less religious, but according to anthropologist Michiel van Well, religion is not disappearing from our society: it only appears in a different guise, namely in the form of technology. Have we traded Jesus for our smartphone? Listen to this podcast via the Universiteit van Nederland.
Michiel van Well got his doctorate on 15 October 2021 with his thesis "Religie in een technologische cultuur".
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