Brendan Graham Dempsey, Author at Integral Life

Brendan Graham Dempsey

Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer whose work focuses on the meaning crisis and the nature of spirituality in metamodernity. He earned his BA in Religious Studies from the University of Vermont and his MA in Religion and the Arts from Yale University. His work has been deeply influenced by the writings of Ken Wilber and other integral thinkers. He lives in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, where he runs the holistic retreat center Sky Meadow.

Website: https://www.brendangrahamdempsey.com/

Posts by Brendan Graham Dempsey

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Introducing the Cultural Complexity Index

Brendan Graham Dempsey, Robb Smith and Josh Leonard

Brendan Graham Dempsey, Robb Smith and Josh LeonardAugust 7, 2024

The Institute of Applied Metatheory recently chose to organize, fund and incubate a significant new Applied Metatheory Initiative called the Cultural Complexity Index, which we see as holding the potential to act as a high-leverage project for long-term social emancipation.

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Is Metamodernism Integral? Is Integral Metamodern?

Brendan Graham Dempsey

Brendan Graham DempseyAugust 4, 202312 Comments

Metamodernism and the integral paradigm share a lot in common, yet also differ in important ways. To what degree should these terms be conflated or kept apart? What unites them, and what constitute the meaningful distinctions? What role do things like sensibility, generation, emphasis, and epistemology play? This gathering provided an opportunity to dig into this topic. To this end, metamodern thinker Brendan Graham Dempsey offers some history and a bit of compare/contrast perspectives on the topic.