Jens Balzer's "Erlösung" Examines Messianic Extremism of Peter Thiel

In his book "Erlösung," Jens Balzer dissects the messianic extremism associated with Peter Thiel and others. The German-language title translates roughly to "Redemption." Balzer's analysis targets what the review characterizes as pseudoreligious zeal within tech-adjacent ideology, and the book closes with a surprising proposal aimed at countering that strain of thought. The Süddeutsche Zeitung published a review of the title under the heading "Was glauben die denn da?" — "What do they actually believe?" The review appears in the paper's culture section. Beyond naming Thiel and Balzer, the available material does not detail specific arguments, chapters, or the nature of the proposed countermeasure.