Prologue : the form of the sacred -- Imagining the end : a personal journey -- Science : a theology in spite of itself -- Religion : natural vs. supernatural -- Rationality and ritual : the Babylon lottery --Originally published in French under the title La marque du sacre.Justice and resentment : corruption of the best -- The nuclear menace : a new sacrament for humanity -- Epilogue : variations on vertigo ;Prologue : the form of the sacred --
Imagining the end : a personal journey --
Science : a theology in spite of itself --
Religion : natural vs. supernatural --
Rationality and ritual : the Babylon lottery --
Justice and resentment : corruption of the best --
The nuclear menace : a new sacrament for humanity --
Epilogue : variations on vertigo.