The advent of secularism, founded on the Enlightenment ideals of rationalism, was expected to lead to the dilution of religion. Yet evidently, religion still forms a critical part of many individuals' lives and is also harnessed as a tool for social solidarity. What are the reasons behind religion's resilience?

In this episode, I attempt to answer this question. I speak about the ideas I wrote in an essay entitled, 'Why has religion remained a force in a secular world?' for the Cambridge Re-Think Essay Competition, for which I received an Honourable Mention and was invited to a formal dinner at King's College, Cambridge.