Making Meaning in an Era of Disconnectedness
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The dramatic rise in suicides, violence, and addiction signal a society disconnected from meaning and a social fabric fraying at its seams. With participation in organized religion on the decline, and fewer traditional places to do the work of fellowship and ritual, what other places are people turning to to define their values and explore the big questions? To probe what it is to be human? To seek the sacred and be rooted in community with others?
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