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.

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