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What atheists can learn from religion

Swiss born writer Alain De Botton has made a name for himself with his books and television programmes emphasising philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He’s an atheist, but believes religions have much to offer the secular world.

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Swiss TV’s culture magazine, Kulturplatz, recently interviewed de Botton in London, where he has set up a ’School of Life’, a cultural enterprise offering courses on how to live wisely and well.(SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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