The enchantment of the secular

The enchantment of the secular The Annual Newman Lecture took place in Newman University Church St Stephen’s Green Dublin. Titled ‘The Enchantment of the Secular’, it was given by Prof. William T. Cavanaugh. Kevin Whelan, Linda-Jo Duffy and Robert Black are pictured after the lecture. Photo: John McElroy

In the annual Newman Lecture, Prof. William Cavanaugh teased out the religious element at the heart of the West, December 7. Speaking in Newman University Church, St Stephen’s Green, Prof. Cavanagh’s talk focused on ‘the Enchantment of the Secular’. The American professor showed that “religious” and “secular” people have more in common than is commonly…

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