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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Michiel van Well got his doctorate on 15 October 2021 with his thesis "Religie in een technologische cultuur".
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