Here I explore the gap that often exists between our claim that we are open to unknowing and our material commitment to certainty, exercised through our commitment to a type of fundamentalist liturgy.
You can find a deeper exploration of these themes in my book Insurrection
This book will offer a systematic frame within which to understand my project to date. The release date is 1st January. Sign up to my mailing list (on the right on my website) in order to get some advance excerpts. More information to follow.
To believe is easy. You can fill stadiums with people wanting to believe, either to solidify what they already think or to grasp hold of something because they feel cast adrift and lost at sea. To doubt, to interrogate your fear, to really question what you believe, that’s difficult. It’s difficult because we want to [...]
My most recent book Insurrection ends with the following beautiful Benediction written by Pádraig Ó Tuama. This track comes from the Insurrection EP created by artist/musician Dubh. dubh – go in pieces
Here I explore how we attempt to protect ourselves from the strangeness of our own beliefs by treating those with different beliefs and practices as strange. For more in-depth reflections on this theme check out my latest book ‘Insurrection’ and my forthcoming book ‘The Idolatry of God’.
This is a talk I gave at RevolutionNYC exploring the themes of separation, desire and fulfillment… and why we are all Zombies
