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Welcome to Europe At Midnight, an exploration of emerging religious trends and the future of Christianity in post-secular Europe. What is this about?
In crisis
It is cliche to say that Europe is in a meta-crisis. A meta-crisis is usually defined as more than the sum of its parts: the ecological crisis + the economic crisis + the geopolitical crisis + the meaning crisis & the culture wars. It is the unravelling of culture itself, the great shake-up of all things. The question is: what does it mean?
The secular
Once, there was no 'secular.' And now we are 'post-secular.' Religions are back but in a post-secular shape within a multi-religious space, with plenty of options. For some, religion is mostly decorative, with a little self-therapy. For others, the post-secular has opened the door to more substantial spiritual experiences. You may have seen the renewed interest in all things pagan, whether real or fake. It makes sense. The question is: why?
The sacred
People have noticed other trends as well: young Christians, both converts and re-discoverers, tend to join the more traditional, liturgical churches. Others are rediscovering the great classical works of philosophy and literature which once formed the basis of the thing we call 'culture,' the culture of European Christianity. That makes sense. The question is: why?
So what?
Europe At Midnight is based on the premise that we should take this post-secular, multi-religious, retro- and neo-pagan world seriously. It is also based on the intuition that we are not yet done with Christianity and the culture it helped shape. In other words, what is this weird world, and how is there a future for Christianity in Europe after the demise of the Christian Europe?
