Book review: the faith of the faithless: experiments in political theology

The return to religion is seen by some as the dominant cliché of contemporary theory. Somehow, the secular age seems to have been replaced by a new era, where political action flows directly from metaphysical conflict. The Faith of the Faithless asks how we might respond. Should we defend a version of secularism and quietly accept the slide into a form of theism – or is there another way? Russell Sandberg urges readers to explore Critchley’s experiments for themselves, concluding that it remains an important, bold and intriguing book.