Online memetic environments are producing a kind of 're‑enchantment'—people report supernatural experiences and join communities that validate them—driving renewed interest in doctrinal, embodied religion rather than secularized or managerial forms. At intellectual hubs (example: the Pusey House conference at Oxford) thinkers argue this revival is coherent, theologically grounded, and politically consequential.
— If true, the shift changes how religion interacts with politics and identity, raising questions about mobilisation, toleration, and the future of plural liberal institutions.
Rod Dreher
2026.03.12
100% relevant
Mary Harrington’s Oxford keynote invoking 're‑enchantment' and the claim that social media 'memes' can recruit youth into bigoted beliefs, plus Fergus Butler‑Gallie’s rhetoric about historical sermons and catechizing the Anglo.
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