In this conversation, author Dougald Hine, theologian Catherine Keller, philosopher Alex Forrester, and posthumanist thinker Bayo Akomolafe explore new patterns of accountability, agency, collective intelligence, and responsibility. In times marked by intractable wars, insurgent quests for justice and reparations, and the troubling phenomenon of AI, all-too-theological questions emerge of how to think with (and within) the ruins of the modern imaginary.
“To Be Thy Adam”: Agency, Activism & Collective Intelligence in the Ruins of the Human
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Báyò Akómoláfé
Báyò Akómoláfé (Ph.D.), rooted with the Yoruba people in a more-than-human world, is the father to Alethea Aanya and Kyah Jayden Abayomi, the grateful life-partner to EJ, son and brother. A widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, public intellectual, essayist, and author of two books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My … Continued
Dougald Hine
Dougald Hine is a social thinker, writer and speaker. After an early career as a BBC journalist, he cofounded organizations including the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. He has collaborated with scientists, artists and activists, serving as a leader of artistic development at Riksteatern (Sweden’s national theatre) and as an associate of … Continued
Catherine Keller
Catherine Keller practices theology as a relation between ancient hints of ultimacy and current matters of urgency. As the George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology in the Theological School and Graduate Division of Religion of Drew University, she teaches courses in process, political, and ecological theology. Within and beyond Christian conversation, she has all … Continued
Alex Forrester
Alex Forrester is the Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Rising Tide Capital, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization based in Jersey City, NJ working at the intersection of inclusive economics, social justice, and entrepreneurship. Since 2004, through his work at Rising Tide Capital, Alex has been at the forefront of a movement for grassroots economics … Continued