God is Back
Author: Micklethwait, John
ISBN: 9780141024745
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 06 May 2010
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback / softback
'This urgently relevant book succeeds triumphantly in demolishing the myth of an emerging secular civilization' John Gray, New Statesman
As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As God is Back shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase - fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion.
Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China's aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not.
ISBN: 9780141024745
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 06 May 2010
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback / softback
'This urgently relevant book succeeds triumphantly in demolishing the myth of an emerging secular civilization' John Gray, New Statesman
As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As God is Back shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase - fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion.
Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China's aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not.
