“When our metaphors of God are no longer seen as metaphors, but as literal descriptions, then God is dead, because we have killed him with our words and literalism.”~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
September 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
“When our metaphors of God are no longer seen as metaphors, but as literal descriptions, then God is dead, because we have killed him with our words and literalism.”~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
August 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
Specters of Lost Causes: Caputo’s Theology through the Žižekian Lens of Fidelity and Haunting
Yiu Ming Cheung brings Žižek’s lost causes together with Caputo’s event-theology to build a postsecular theology of insistence and interruption.
Yiu Ming Cheung brings Žižek’s lost causes together with Caputo’s event-theology to build a postsecular theology of insistence and interruption.
Specters of Lost Causes: Caputo’s Theology through the Žižekian Lens of Fidelity and Haunting
Yiu Ming Cheung brings Žižek’s lost causes together with Caputo’s event-theology to build a postsecular theology of insistence and interruption.
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August 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Specters of Lost Causes: Caputo’s Theology through the Žižekian Lens of Fidelity and Haunting
Yiu Ming Cheung brings Žižek’s lost causes together with Caputo’s event-theology to build a postsecular theology of insistence and interruption.
Yiu Ming Cheung brings Žižek’s lost causes together with Caputo’s event-theology to build a postsecular theology of insistence and interruption.
El Papa en la España postsecular
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El Papa en la España postsecular
Así que la cuestión no es si España vuelve a ser un país católico. No lo es. Tampoco si la Iglesia recuperará la centralidad social que tuvo durante décadas. Probablemente tampoco. La pregunta relevan...
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El Papa en la España postsecular
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There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
July 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
When our metaphors of God are no longer seen as metaphors, but as literal descriptions, then God is dead, because we have killed him with our words and literalism.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
February 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
When our metaphors of God are no longer seen as metaphors, but as literal descriptions, then God is dead, because we have killed him with our words and literalism.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 PM
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
September 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
The task of poetry and metaphor is to shatter the surface appearance of things, so that the sacred depth is made manifest. The poetic imagination is a central organ of mystical theology and the perceptual mechanism of the spirit.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
July 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The task of poetry and metaphor is to shatter the surface appearance of things, so that the sacred depth is made manifest. The poetic imagination is a central organ of mystical theology and the perceptual mechanism of the spirit.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
July 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
The task of poetry and metaphor is to shatter the surface appearance of things, so that the sacred depth is made manifest. The poetic imagination is a central organ of mystical theology and the perceptual mechanism of the spirit.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The task of poetry and metaphor is to shatter the surface appearance of things, so that the sacred depth is made manifest. The poetic imagination is a central organ of mystical theology and the perceptual mechanism of the spirit.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
February 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There is an old saying: ‘Let go, let God’, and this is the secret of mystical experience. The essence of meditation is to be taken into a will which is not one’s own, and yet, paradoxically, the basis of one’s true identity.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
When our metaphors of God are no longer seen as metaphors, but as literal descriptions, then God is dead, because we have killed him with our words and literalism.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
January 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When our metaphors of God are no longer seen as metaphors, but as literal descriptions, then God is dead, because we have killed him with our words and literalism.~David Tacey, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
March 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
Image: Ancienne perception de Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye / Guy Prieur / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.
Image: Ancienne perception de Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye / Guy Prieur / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.
January 12, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
Image: Ancienne perception de Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye / Guy Prieur / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.
Image: Ancienne perception de Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye / Guy Prieur / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
October 22, 2023 at 2:54 PM
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Image: The Soul of the Rose / John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain.
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
September 17, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Source: David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change.
My paper on Lev Grossman's new King Arthur novel The Bright Sword can be found in this one. His portrayal of Nimue as a committed Christian, rather than a pagan, is a notable departure from other recent retellings, and I examine how Nimue's journey represents the experience of postsecular belief.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
My paper on Lev Grossman's new King Arthur novel The Bright Sword can be found in this one. His portrayal of Nimue as a committed Christian, rather than a pagan, is a notable departure from other recent retellings, and I examine how Nimue's journey represents the experience of postsecular belief.
I got the contract for my book on Christopher Nolan in Nov 2019. The book was finally published in Oct 2025. I think it was worth the wait, as I'm a better writer than I was six years ago. And look at that cover! amzn.to/4pf42Df
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)
Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan’s postsecular cinema is nevertheless worthy of our theological consideration, as it contains valuable...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I got the contract for my book on Christopher Nolan in Nov 2019. The book was finally published in Oct 2025. I think it was worth the wait, as I'm a better writer than I was six years ago. And look at that cover! amzn.to/4pf42Df
Tomorrow is the official release day of "Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan"! You can preorder it here: amzn.to/4nptbdt
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)
Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan’s postsecular cinema is nevertheless worthy of our theological consideration, as it contains valuable...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tomorrow is the official release day of "Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan"! You can preorder it here: amzn.to/4nptbdt
One more week until the release of my book on the films of Christopher Nolan!
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)
Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan’s postsecular cinema is nevertheless worthy of our theological consideration, as it contains valuable...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One more week until the release of my book on the films of Christopher Nolan!
Two more weeks until the release of my book, "Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan." It's expensive due to academic publishing prices, so ask your library to buy a copy! amzn.to/46XdTb5
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan: Cinematic Transcendence (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)
Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan’s postsecular cinema is nevertheless worthy of our theological consideration, as it contains valuable...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Two more weeks until the release of my book, "Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan." It's expensive due to academic publishing prices, so ask your library to buy a copy! amzn.to/46XdTb5
