What can the 21st century learn from people of faith? From the beauty and comfort of faith – the SPIEGEL bestseller, now available in paperback for the first time. I am a devout Christian, I am Catholic. This used to be a given, but today I have to justify it: How can one still believe in God in the 21st century? And how can one still be in the Church – after everything that has come to light? The fact is, in my neighborhood (gentrified), my industry (media), and my job (left-liberal newspaper), I am surrounded by people who, when it comes to faith, often think only of abuse and cover-ups. Many also no longer know what Christians actually pray for and what they hope for. They reduce the Church to the abuse scandal and ignore the radiant side of faith: the beauty, the comfort, the hope. Today, there is constant discussion about how the Church must change to arrive in the 21st century. Let me turn the question around: What can the 21st century learn from religious people? How can faith free a society gripped by insecurity from its fear and apathy? And what can still give us hope in a digitally optimized, but often spiritually stunted present? Tobias Haberl, born in 1975 in the Bavarian Forest, studied Latin, German Studies, and English Studies in Würzburg and Great Britain. He has worked for the SZ Magazin since 2005 and lives in Munich. New product