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Jean-François Braunstein and the Woke religion in Geneva

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written by Jonas Follonier · 10 April 2023 · 0 comment

At the Geneva Book Fair on March 26, Le Regard Libre organized a meeting with Jean-François Braunstein, author of the acclaimed essay Religion woke. The interview was well attended, and included a powerful testimonial from a student.

All went well that rainy Sunday in the crowd at Geneva's Palexpo center. Philosopher Jean-François Braunstein, author of the remarkable essay La religion woke, published in September by Editions Grasset, was there on the Forum stage, answering my questions. But there was nothing obvious about this highlight of the last day of the Salon du Livre.

For the planets were far from aligned. Despite a dozen or so contacts with potential speakers for a debate with Jean-François Braunstein on

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Jonas Follonier
Jonas Follonier

Federal Palace correspondent for «L'Agefi», singer-songwriter Jonas Follonier is the founder and editor-in-chief of «Regard Libre».