WCCM Theme 2026: Without Religion, No Future; Dr Iain McGilchrist and Marco Schorlemmer (Recording) Faith Keynote Address 1

Keynote Address 1

Building on Professor Beattie's keynote

The Tablet / New Hall Festival held on the 10–11 July 2026

sing a selection of well known hymns and carols which have been missed so much during the restrictions of the pandemic

and founder of humanitarian projects in Asia

WCCM Theme 2026: Without Religion, No Future; Dr Iain McGilchrist and Marco Schorlemmer (Recording) Faith Keynote Address 1Speaker: Dr Iain McGilchrist Respondent: Marco Schorlemmer Our civilisation cannot survive without a return to spiritual values, and those values will not flourish without embodiment in the form of a religion. Since the Enlightenment, we have comprehensively misunderstood the nature of religion, and neglected the vital importance of nurturing the spiritual life. This has to do with a shift in the history of ideas, ultimately reinforced by changes in