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Explore how secular society can adapt spiritual traditions to meet fundamental human needs for meaning, ritual, and community in this 55-minute conference talk from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Examine the moral and emotional gaps left as Americans increasingly move away from organized religion, and discover what elements from faith communities—including ritual practices, sense of belonging, and moral imagination—can be preserved and transformed to nourish the human spirit in a post-religious context. Learn how sacred wisdom traditions can continue to guide character development, compassion, and community building even outside traditional religious frameworks, and consider practical approaches for strengthening civic life through adapted spiritual practices that serve diverse secular communities.
