The theory of modernity which Hartmut Rosa developed and his concept of resonance are highly relevant for understanding spirituality and religion in our society. As experiences of resonance cannot be intentionally produced or reproduced at will, they are characterised by uncontrollability ("Unverfügbarkeit"). This forms a strong contrast with the dominant tendency in modern Western society to master, monitor, manage and control everything. But this does not generally make life more secure and happy, instead it forms an aggressive mode of being in the world, resulting in a crisis of uncontrollability. Spirituality, as it is understood in this article, implies to refrain from controlling and to become free for resonant experiences, for a call and for answering it. In any field of human experience, such dialogical transcending of control and dominance may happen. Religions with their rites, teachings and ethos do interpret and unfold, encourage and stabilise experiences of resonance. In so far as they recognise the fundamental importance of resonance, insofar as they cultivate a responsive way of life in a spiritual relationship, they might become very important in societies marked by a crisis of uncontrollability.