In the modern world is it possible to save religion or is it possible to keep religion within the boundaries of faith or is it possible to keep religion alive for socho political reasons? Modern world has fast withdrawing it's space for existence of tradition. In the modern world changes are too fast to let the traditions survive. Traditions survive through their reflections in the field of religion, social values and systems of social control through social practices, and social, political, cultural and economic structures. Source of life to traditions has been religion which has been giving sanctity, social acceptability and authority to traditions.
But modern world is marked by science and technology and every aspect of a society be it social, cultural, physiological, political or economic. All are now definitely determined by science and more importantly by technology. Throughout the history science and technology has determined the mode of production and so economy. This mode and economy have always set the guiding principles for functioning of society. In earlier times people have no understanding about religion and the knowledge itself was treated as religion. At that time dichotomy of religion and science didn't exist and so every knowledge was attributed to some unseen power which manifestation was considered as religion. During animistic and agricultural societies this notion prevailed as every innovation till then was the consequence of combination of muscle power and mind. Societies were comparatively simple and mode of production was such that it allowed accumulation of property in a few hands leaving others as paupers. But as science grew mode of production shifted from muscle power to material power and more than living animals including human being non living elements become more important for production . This changed the mode of production and system of economy which ultimately started changing all social norms. Religion continued to exist but it's glamour started fading. As science started revealing truth knowledge became astonishing. Science based technology gave human beings extra production and extra time. This has enabled the mass distribution of affluence though maximum accumulation remained in minimum hands. Extra time availability enabled human beings to invest time into innovation. This has started changing the norms of society.