Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch in which humankind emerged as a geological superpower that shapes the future of life on Earth. This Age of Humans gives a new urgency to age-old questions. Who are we? What is a human being? What is our place in the cosmos? What is our responsibility for the Earth’s ecosystem? What stories do we have to tell about ourselves now that we have arrived in the Anthropocene? This book takes you on an exciting quest to find out what it means to be human in a ...

We live in an unsteady world. Old certainties are crumbling, and new answers remain elusive.

What does progress mean when it threatens our well-being? How do religion and science relate in an age of ecological crisis? And how do we find meaning in our lives amidst societal acceleration and alienation?

In this book, theologian Frederiek Depoortere embarks on a profound search. He delves into the contemporary struggle between hope and fear, progress and decline, seeking ways of thinking that ca...