Dave Vliegenthart
dv1980.bsky.social
Dave Vliegenthart
@dv1980.bsky.social
Religious Studies scholar. Metamodern Spirituality. Entanglements of "secular" and "religious" beliefs and practices by Asian-inspired gurus and New Religious Movements in Euro-American cultures.
Next week, I will have the pleasure to join Sharday Mosurinjohn, Daan Oostveen, Li Chun Marina Lin in an online discussion on the intersections between spirituality, conspiracy thinking and psychedelics in contemporary quests for meaning:

www.crowdcast.io/c/conspiritu...
Conspirituality: Seeking (Hidden) Truths in the Post-Truth Era
Register now for Conspirituality: Seeking (Hidden) Truths in the Post-Truth Era on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on August 26, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT.
www.crowdcast.io
August 19, 2026 at 6:43 AM
In May, I will moderate another dialogue between Swami Sarvapriyananda and Bernardo Kastrup. Join live at the Oosterkerk in Amsterdam, or tune in online. For more information and tickets, go to: www.samsarabooks.com/agenda/

Watch my first interview with them here: www.youtube.com/live/BnrTxXr...
A Dialogue on Consciousness | Swami Sarvapriyananda and Bernardo Kastrup
YouTube video by Vedanta Society of New York
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2026 at 10:24 PM
In 2010, I left my job in management to pursue a career in academia. After an RMA at the UvA, I did my PhD at the RUG. My dissertation has been downloaded nearly 20,000 times and was published by BRILL (2018). Yesterday, I received the Mallinckrodt Prize for it. A cherry on top of my career change.
Dave Vliegenthart wint Mallinckrodt-prijs 2025
Dave Vliegenthart wint Mallinckrodt-prijs 2025
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September 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by Dave Vliegenthart
My book, _Say Hello to Metamodernism!_ has been reviewed in the journal _English Studies_, which I understand is a rather prestigious European journal. It's overall a positive review, with a few gentle critiques, which I like because it makes it feel more real.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FTKAC...
Say Hello to Metamodernism!: Understanding Today’s Culture of Ironesty, Felt Experience, and Emphatic Reflexivity
Published in English Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by Dave Vliegenthart
Mijn nieuwe boek komt eraan in november. Hier is alvast de cover.

Wat de inhoud betreft: ik duik in de bronteksten van verschillende tradities en ga te rade bij grote wijsgeren om te verhelderen wat er werkelijk schuilgaat onder woorden als ‘God’, ‘Allah’ of ‘Brahman’.
June 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today’s metamodern spiritualities are not simply reviving or rejecting “secular” and “religious” traditions, but weaving them into new sources of meaning. Curious to find out where spirituality is headed, but cannot access my article? 50 free online copies here:

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8YGWZ...
The meaning of metamodern spirituality: beyond modern and postmodern perspectives on the religious and the secular
Is contemporary spirituality a modern, postmodern or metamodern category? This article claims that contemporary spirituality is a metamodern category because it clearly shows both modern and postmo...
www.tandfonline.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What is metamodern spirituality? Find out in my latest articles:

The Meaning of Metamodern Spirituality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Reconsidering “Secular Religion”
brill.com/view/journal...

Dialectical Thinking in Contemporary Spirituality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
April 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM