Summary: Human beings crave meaning. They are signifying beings. The indispensable human meanings are invested in culture. Peter Murphy will talk with John Carroll and David Tacey about the role that religion plays in contemporary culture. Is it important any more? Has religion been replaced by art? If not by art then perhaps by a sense of the sacred that is contained in the stories, artefacts, sports, and beloved places of a culture? The three will discuss some of the enigmatic and surprising ways in which strong cultures communicate a sense of the sacred and impart meaning to existence.
