The Medical Religion
The new religion offers no prospect of salvation or redemption.
Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher and political theorist. This article is excerpted from his latest book, Where Are We Now?: The Epidemic as Politics, translated by Valeria Dani. It is reproduced here by arrangement with the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield. It originally appeared in the Corpus Christi 2021 issue of The Lamp Magazine.
