WCCM Theme 2026: Without Religion, No Future; Dr Iain McGilchrist and Marco Schorlemmer (Recording) Faith From a Buddhist perspective

From a Buddhist perspective

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

the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations (the Vatican’s foreign minister)

and founder of humanitarian projects in Asia

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

WCCM Theme 2026: Without Religion, No Future; Dr Iain McGilchrist and Marco Schorlemmer (Recording) Faith From a Buddhist perspectiveSpeaker: 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