John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of The Economist, visits the Google London office to discuss his new book, "God is back: how the global rise of faith is changing the world". This talk took places as part of the Authors@Google series, on 16th September 2009.
The book argues that religion and modernity can thrive together, and that the American way of religion is becoming the norm. The global rise of faith will have a dramatic and far- reaching impact on our century. God Is Back shines a bright light on the hidden world of faith, from exorcisms in São Paulo to religious skirmishing in Nigeria, to harassed Muslims in India and vibrant house churches in China (where there are already more Christians than Communist Party members). If you want to understand the politics of this century, you cannot afford to ignore God, whether you believe in Him or not.
