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'''Brendan Graham Dempsey''' (born May 16, 1989) is an American author, poet, and scholar of religion who writes on [[wikipedia:Metamodernism|metamodern]] spirituality. His work focuses on the perceived "meaning crisis" in contemporary society and the efforts to reconstruct religion after [[wikipedia:Postmodernism|postmodernism]]. | '''Brendan Graham Dempsey''' (born May 16, 1989) is an American author, poet, and scholar of religion who writes on [[wikipedia:Metamodernism|metamodern]] spirituality. His work focuses on the perceived "meaning crisis" in contemporary society and the efforts to reconstruct religion after [[wikipedia:Postmodernism|postmodernism]]. | ||
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Dempsey graduated ''summa cum laude'' from the [[wikipedia:University_of_Vermont|University of Vermont]] in 2011, where he studied Classical Civilizations and Religious Studies. Discovering the work of Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker on [[wikipedia:Metamodernism|metamodernism]] in 2014, he presented his paper "The Death and Resurrection of God in Metamodern Religion" at the ''Oscillate!: Metamodernism in the Humanities'' conference at the [[wikipedia:University_of_Strathclyde|University of Strathclyde]] (later revised and published as "[R]econstruction: Metamodern 'Transcendence' and the Return of Myth' in the webzine ''Notes on Metamodernism'').<ref> | Dempsey graduated ''summa cum laude'' from the [[wikipedia:University_of_Vermont|University of Vermont]] in 2011, where he studied Classical Civilizations and Religious Studies. Discovering the work of Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker on [[wikipedia:Metamodernism|metamodernism]] in 2014, he presented his paper "The Death and Resurrection of God in Metamodern Religion" at the ''Oscillate!: Metamodernism in the Humanities'' conference at the [[wikipedia:University_of_Strathclyde|University of Strathclyde]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Alexander|first=Rachael|title=Oscillate: Metamodernism and the Humanities|url=https://www.academia.edu/19578051/Oscillate_Metamodernism_and_the_Humanities|journal=|via=Academia.edu}}</ref> (later revised and published as "[R]econstruction: Metamodern 'Transcendence' and the Return of Myth' in the webzine ''Notes on Metamodernism'').<ref>{{Cite web|title=[Re]construction: Metamodern 'Transcendence' and the Return of Myth {{!}} Notes on Metamodernism|url=https://www.metamodernism.com/2014/10/21/reconstruction-metamodern-transcendence-and-the-return-of-myth/|access-date=2021-09-02|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In 2017, he earned his Master's in Religion (MAR) from [[wikipedia:Yale_University|Yale University]], where he studied Religion and the Arts (literature concentration) at [[wikipedia:Yale_Divinity_School|Yale Divinity School]]'s elite inter-disciplinary arts program, the [[wikipedia:Yale_Institute_of_Sacred_Music|Yale Institute of Sacred Music]] (ISM). | In 2017, he earned his Master's in Religion (MAR) from [[wikipedia:Yale_University|Yale University]], where he studied Religion and the Arts (literature concentration) at [[wikipedia:Yale_Divinity_School|Yale Divinity School]]'s elite inter-disciplinary arts program, the [[wikipedia:Yale_Institute_of_Sacred_Music|Yale Institute of Sacred Music]] (ISM).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome, New Students! {{!}} Institute of Sacred Music|url=https://ism.yale.edu/news/welcome-new-students-0|access-date=2021-09-02|website=ism.yale.edu}}</ref> | ||
== Metamodern Spirituality Series == | == Metamodern Spirituality Series == | ||
In April of 2021, Dempsey published the first five volumes of the ''Metamodern Spirituality Series'', a book series devoted to exploring issues of meaning-making and spirituality after postmodernism.<ref>https:// | In April of 2021, Dempsey published the first five volumes of the ''[[wikipedia:Metamodern_Spirituality_Series|Metamodern Spirituality Series]]'', a book series devoted to exploring issues of meaning-making and spirituality after postmodernism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=METAMODERN SPIRITUALITY w/ Brendan Graham Dempsey by The Integral Stage: AUTHOR SERIES • A podcast on Anchor|url=https://anchor.fm/layman-pascal/episodes/METAMODERN-SPIRITUALITY-w-Brendan-Graham-Dempsey-e15tsgo|access-date=2021-09-02|website=Anchor|language=en}}</ref> The various works are all written under various pseudonyms, with Dempsey himself appearing as the "General Editor" of the series, and cover a range of genres, from a triptych of essays, to redacted scripture, to epic poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aesthesia: a literary salon in Burlington|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/videos/news/local/2014/04/04/7295669/|access-date=2021-09-02|website=The Burlington Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Dempsey also hosts the ''Metamodern Spirituality'' podcast, in which he interviews prominent voices on metamodernism and contemporary spirituality.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/ | Dempsey also hosts the ''Metamodern Spirituality'' podcast, in which he interviews prominent voices on metamodernism and contemporary spirituality.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brendan Graham Dempsey - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVu0qDJFHn9uN5p2bUx7oQ|access-date=2021-09-02|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> | ||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
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* "[R]econstruction: Metamodern 'Transcendence' and the Return of Myth' in the webzine ''Notes on Metamodernism''" | * "[R]econstruction: Metamodern 'Transcendence' and the Return of Myth' in the webzine ''Notes on Metamodernism''" | ||
== References == | |||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [https://www.brendangrahamdempsey.com/ BrendanGrahamDempsey.com] - author's official website | * [https://www.brendangrahamdempsey.com/ BrendanGrahamDempsey.com] - author's official website | ||
* [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091SJWQW1?binding=paperback&qid=1630607723 Metamodern Spirituality Series] - Amazon book series link | * [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091SJWQW1?binding=paperback&qid=1630607723 Metamodern Spirituality Series] - Amazon book series link | ||