Magical thinking, extraterrestrials and the Devil himself: why spirituality is back
From a look at neo-Pentecostalism to alternative therapies, new books explore how rationalism appears to be giving way to faith
Chapter 3: The charismatic messiah
The leadership exercised by the president is based on the belief that he possesses extraordinary, almost supernatural qualities, and is the only one capable of guiding his nation toward a promised destiny
Wendy Brown, philosopher: ‘Instead of being so reactive to everything the right says or does, the left needs to set out its own vision’
A feminist who doesn’t write about feminism, this American thinker describes the times that we’re living in as ‘nihilistic.’ ‘Freedom is being used as a rallying cry for the entitlement to just destroy the planet,’ she says
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