Nietzsche is Dead: The Necessity of Religion in Postmodern Society

Abstract

This paper aims to present the necessity of religion in the postmodern society. It also aims to criticize the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche’s God is dead. This paper presents two main points to emphasize the need for a postmodern society in religion. To do this, the works of a great sociologist Emile Durkheim were used, his studies became the method to debunk the ideas of Nietzsche on religion as unnecessary in the society. The first point discussed the important functions of religion in society, such as social cohesion and social order, and the last point tackled how religion values life, as Durkheim found out that a society with less involvement with religion has a higher suicide rate. This paper provided clear insights on how to deal with the thoughts of Nietzsche against religion.