Brendan Graham Dempsey is the director of Sky Meadow Institute and the author of the Metamodern Spirituality Series. He explores the evolution of spirituality and the integration of science and religion in contemporary culture. To learn more about his latest book release, "A Universal Learning Process," which is the first volume in his series "The Evolution of Meaning," please visit this link.

Can Metamodern Christianity breathe new life into ancient religious frameworks?

In this episode of "Voices with Vervaeke," John Vervaeke and Brendan Graham Dempsey continue their exploration of MetaModern Christianity in part two of their discussion. Building on their previous conversation, which addressed the potential for metamodern spirituality to rejuvenate the Christian faith, they delve deeper into the integration of ancient doctrines with contemporary thought. They tackle the limitations of traditional religious frameworks, explore the concept of ultimate reality and the sacred through a non-theistic lens, and emphasize the significance of dialogical relationships in meaning-making. Vervaeke and Dempsey connect these insights to broader philosophical and cultural themes, examining the evolution of spiritual maturity, the interplay between personhood and the universe, and the integration of scientific and mystical perspectives.

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00:00 Introduction and Recap of Part One

00:45 Brendan's Work on Metamodern Spirituality

02:45 Ultimate Reality and the Sacred

13:25 Integrating Critiques: Schellenberg, Transcendence, and Non-Theism

16:50 Meaning and Learning in Sacred Evolution

29:20  Dialogical Relationship with the Sacred

41:45 God as Cosmic Self-Realization

50:00 Prayer and Maturation in Deep Time

54:30 Prayer and Transpersonal Dialogue

58:30 Prayer and Ultimate Reality

01:15:05 Conclusion: The Evolution of Meaning and the Sacred

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Ideas, People, and Works Mentioned in this Episode

J.L. Schellenberg

Gregg Henriques

Rudolf Otto 

Clifford Geertz

Carl Sagan

Meister Eckhart

Paul Tillich

Iain McGilchrist

Martin Heidegger

Michael Levin

Epicurus

Bobby Azarian

Kasra Mirzaie

Leonard Angel

Spinoza

John Hick

Dan Chiappe

Paul Tillich

Dionysus

Brendan Graham Dempsey, A Universal Learning Process (The Evolution of Meaning)

​​Matt Rossano, Ritual in Human Evolution and Religion

Joseph A. Bracken, The Divine Matrix: Creativity As Link Between East and West

Leonard Angel, Enlightenment East and West

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