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Contemporary phenomena that occur in religion and religious practices are outlined. Modernity brought with it a transformation of the social function of religion, which can be thought about in terms of opportunity in order to avoid apologetic strategies and a retreat into the ghetto. The persistance of religious practice in hostile secularizing settings confirms that this dimension is a fundamental constituent of human nature. The religion that we find today, situated on a more immanent horizon and lived in a more individual way, reveals even more dramatically that it can easily be subjected to manipulation. It is necessary to rethink religion and the life experiences that go with it in these new space-time coordinates, in order to take responsibility for its interconnections with other social spheres, and to become aware of our beliefs in order to purify them of stupefying opiates and to position them in the perspective of freedom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]