Creating communal life and institutions that bring us together on behalf of a larger good.
Art as a way to viscerally encounter the most important ideas of our faith.Religions know that we are not jut brains but bodies, not only books and words, but action. Uniting our minds (what we believe) with our bodies (what we do).What we say must be backed up by a compelling way of saying it. Rituals organized around important feelings, such as grief, love, and forgiveness.Religious calendars require followers to break from their daily lives to contemplate ultimate truths. Arranging the calendar such that we encounter important ideas not by accident but by intention.A religious world view does not associate repetition with boredom but with gaining deeper insight. A culture of repetition that circles the great truths again and again.Didactic guidance, or what he calls “the sermon tradition.” There are benefits to teaching directly about what is important and what we believe.What are these tools for “living a life” that religion can offer the non-believer? De Botton identifies eight: While the secular mindset believes that we are logical, independent adults who can figure life out on our own, the religious mindset assumes that “we are in severe need of assistance” and creates structures to offer that assistance. In his very provocative TED talk, British self-help guru Alain de Botton posits that “there is something to learn from religion even if you don’t believe in anything.” He calls this “stealing the best from religion” Atheism 2.0. DASL: Data and Analysis for School Leadership.
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