Jeffrey Alexander & Gordon Lynch - The Power of the Sacred

From the RSA - I'm not sure I buy into this one. Maybe it's more true in England, where the RSA is based.

The Power of the Sacred

Sociologists Jeffrey Alexander and Gordon Lynch explore the idea that modern society, from politics to the media, remains deeply influenced by a sense of "the sacred".

Listen to the full audio: http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2011/the-power-of-the-sacred