Combating Cynicism

An address by the President of the Unitarian Church of SA, Jennie Dyster, recorded on Sunday, 27th May, 2018 in the Unitarian Meeting House in Adelaide. With irreverent input from Schrödinger's Cats, Jennie draws on social commentator, Hugh McKay's exploration of the ways in which we may find spiritual fulfilment in a secular age in his recent book, "Beyond Belief" - and what constitutes "a good life".
In this address, Jennie identifies the strategies suggested in "Beyond Belief" for combating the all-pervading cynicism arising from the prevailing negativity of an informational age - but which - if we are not careful - is but one step away from anomie, powerlessness and alienation.