Democracy Needs Religion—but Which? - First Things

Democracy Needs Religion—but Which? - First Things

German sociologist Hartmut Rosa characterizes modernity as the product of a triple acceleration. Technology speeds up movement and communication, technological change itself keeps accelerating, and, as a result, social life moves faster as generations shorten, families break up, and jobs last only a few years instead of developing into a career. Daily life turns frantic. Despite the flood of labor-saving devices, we don’t eat in a leisurely way.…