{"product_id":"wccm-theme-2026-the-future-of-religion-recording","title":"WCCM Theme 2026: The Future of Religion , Laurence Freeman OSB and Sean Hagan (Recording)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpeaker:  Laurence Freeman OSB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRespondent: Sean Hagan\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat is the future role of religion? In his talk, Fr Laurence Freeman will explore whether\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ethe three elements of religion – intellectual, institutional and mystical – can be rebalanced to birth a new world in which the best potential of humanity is celebrated and realized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWithin WCCM, our own contribution to this question is to understand the role of contemplation: that at the heart of every religion there is a contemplative or mystical dimension.  Without a properly developed mystical dimension, the other two elements hijack the project of religion. The deep source of authentic religion must always be the mystical. It is the personal and collective experience of God, of ultimate reality, and of the me\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eaning and purpose of all things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/4959\/3132\/files\/cropped-WCCM-Logo-2020-wide-1.png?v=1777841991\" alt=\"\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" width=\"198\" height=\"66\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Tablet Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57792748388726,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/4959\/3132\/files\/Fr-Laurence-1024x675-1.jpg?v=1760008068","url":"https:\/\/shop.thetablet.co.uk\/products\/wccm-theme-2026-the-future-of-religion-recording","provider":"The Tablet Publishing Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}