In his new book, Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion, Alain de Botton argues that religion has important things to teach the secular world.
He believes religions are packed with good ideas on how to live and arrange our societies. Alain proposes that we should look to religions for insights into how to build a sense of community, make our relationships last, get more out of art, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, and much more.
He’s in Bristol on the 16th May as part of the Festival of Ideas to discuss this book.
Sounds like the sort of thing I should get involved with! I’ll be there.
If you have read this book or heard Alain speak, please share your thoughts below.
Read books I recommend by Alain de Botton.