T Stacey
Biographic Data
| ID | 43955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T Stacey |
| GIVEN NAMES | T |
| FAMILY NAME | Stacey |
| SIGNATURE | STACEY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goldsmiths University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5601-3690 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dramaturgies of change
Against the backdrop of escalating climate change and widespread political dissatisfaction, calls are increasing for radical transformation of socioeconomic and political structures. But how such transformations could materialise remains an open question. In this article, we argue for alternative ways of understanding political stasis and change. Drawing on the established tradition of interpreting politics as theatre, we argue that dramaturgical…
Religious repertoires of sustainability
Leading figures in sustainability transitions stress the need for approaches from other fields. A particular blind spot is the role of culture and meaning in transitions. This paper introduces the concept of “religious repertoires” as a means of better understanding what enables and inhibits social change. Existing research on the role of religion in transitions focuses on either particular religions or the benefits of a broadly “religious” or “s…
In Search of Spirit
Timothy Stacey, Josip Kešić, and Jan Willem Duyvendak on Saving Liberalism from Itself and The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native
What we are seeing at present is the return or, perhaps better stated, the dramatic increase in the deployment of the category native and, with this, an increasing hostility toward those who are considered non-native. Not only are well-rehearsed nativist discourses of class, race, and religion surfacing in the political mainstream but also, uniquely to this latest resurgence of nativism, liberal ideas and discourses themselves are being held up a…
Saving Liberalism from Itself
In the wake of populism, Timothy Stacey’s book critically reflects on what is missing from the liberal project with the aim of saving liberalism. It explains that populists have harnessed myth, ritual, magic and tradition to advance their ambitions, and why opponents need to embrace rather than eschew them
Misanthropy
Toying with Animism
Scholars increasingly stress that getting serious about the environment will require a shift from Abrahamic and naturalist imaginaries that distinguish between culture and nature to, variously, “ecospirituality,” “dark green religion,” or animism. The first part of this article critiques this work on the grounds that it reifies rigid distinctions between “belief systems” or “ontologies,” and thus misrepresents both what needs to be aimed at and h…
Imaginary Friends and Made-Up Stories
Abby Day transformed research into nonreligion by demonstrating how to talk about belief without asking religious questions. This article aims to go a step further by demonstrating a way of exploring (non)religious imaginaries without asking belief-centred questions. It does so by suggesting that researchers 1) ask what people are willing to commit their precious time to doing and subsequently 2) pay attention to the myths they tell in sustaining…
Myth and Solidarity in the Modern World
In the context of the rise of reactionary politics across the globe, this book seeks new ways of developing solidarity across religious, political and economic differences. Drawing on an increasingly influential Christian theological movement, postliberalism, it claims that the dominance of liberal, secular rationality has blinded people to the fundamental role of transcendence and myth in developing solidarity. The result is either atrophy, or a…
Beyond populist politics
The last ten years has seen the rise of populist forces across the globe from both the right and the left. While often read in the context of the perceived rise of, and reactions to populist and potentially violent Islam, this analysis is excessively focused on observations of the right, and ignores similarities between the populist right and the populist left. By way of an alternative, this article draws together political theology, original eth…
Imagining solidarity in the twenty-first century
Imagining solidarity in the twenty-first century is particularly difficult in light of three factors: religious diversity, a religious/secular binary and uncertainty as to the political future. This article employs myth as a lens for exploring and developing responses to these difficulties coalescing around the term postsecular. It suggests that these difficulties are reproduced rather than overcome in Jürgen Habermas' work. It then distinguishes…
Believing in Belonging
Believing in Belonging arises against the backdrop of a “near-obsession with societal secularisation”, characterised by a focus on two ‘bs’—belonging and behaviour, with relative neglect of a third
Workers of the World … Love One Another
John Milbank's The Future of Love is a compilation of essays written over the last twenty-five years from which a nuanced political theology takes shape. As a collection of essays, it is impossible to find here a single unitary voice, but nor is that the point. The point, I believe, is to give a sample of Milbank's tripartite method of critique, which incorporates literature, theology, and philosophy. From this sample a string of interwoven argum…
Religious repertoires of sustainability
Leading figures in sustainability transitions stress the need for approaches from other fields. A particular blind spot is the role of culture and meaning in transitions. This paper introduces the concept of “religious repertoires” as a means of better understanding what enables and inhibits social change. Existing research on the role of religion in transitions focuses on either particular religions or the benefits of a broadly “religious” or “s…
Beyond populist politics
The last ten years has seen the rise of populist forces across the globe from both the right and the left. While often read in the context of the perceived rise of, and reactions to populist and potentially violent Islam, this analysis is excessively focused on observations of the right, and ignores similarities between the populist right and the populist left. By way of an alternative, this article draws together political theology, original eth…
Imagining solidarity in the twenty-first century
Imagining solidarity in the twenty-first century is particularly difficult in light of three factors: religious diversity, a religious/secular binary and uncertainty as to the political future. This article employs myth as a lens for exploring and developing responses to these difficulties coalescing around the term postsecular. It suggests that these difficulties are reproduced rather than overcome in Jürgen Habermas' work. It then distinguishes…
Dramaturgies of change
Against the backdrop of escalating climate change and widespread political dissatisfaction, calls are increasing for radical transformation of socioeconomic and political structures. But how such transformations could materialise remains an open question. In this article, we argue for alternative ways of understanding political stasis and change. Drawing on the established tradition of interpreting politics as theatre, we argue that dramaturgical…
Workers of the World … Love One Another
John Milbank's The Future of Love is a compilation of essays written over the last twenty-five years from which a nuanced political theology takes shape. As a collection of essays, it is impossible to find here a single unitary voice, but nor is that the point. The point, I believe, is to give a sample of Milbank's tripartite method of critique, which incorporates literature, theology, and philosophy. From this sample a string of interwoven argum…
Believing in Belonging
Believing in Belonging arises against the backdrop of a “near-obsession with societal secularisation”, characterised by a focus on two ‘bs’—belonging and behaviour, with relative neglect of a third
Imagining solidarity in the twenty-first century
Imagining solidarity in the twenty-first century is particularly difficult in light of three factors: religious diversity, a religious/secular binary and uncertainty as to the political future. This article employs myth as a lens for exploring and developing responses to these difficulties coalescing around the term postsecular. It suggests that these difficulties are reproduced rather than overcome in Jürgen Habermas' work. It then distinguishes…
Myth and Solidarity in the Modern World
In the context of the rise of reactionary politics across the globe, this book seeks new ways of developing solidarity across religious, political and economic differences. Drawing on an increasingly influential Christian theological movement, postliberalism, it claims that the dominance of liberal, secular rationality has blinded people to the fundamental role of transcendence and myth in developing solidarity. The result is either atrophy, or a…
Beyond populist politics
The last ten years has seen the rise of populist forces across the globe from both the right and the left. While often read in the context of the perceived rise of, and reactions to populist and potentially violent Islam, this analysis is excessively focused on observations of the right, and ignores similarities between the populist right and the populist left. By way of an alternative, this article draws together political theology, original eth…
Imaginary Friends and Made-Up Stories
Abby Day transformed research into nonreligion by demonstrating how to talk about belief without asking religious questions. This article aims to go a step further by demonstrating a way of exploring (non)religious imaginaries without asking belief-centred questions. It does so by suggesting that researchers 1) ask what people are willing to commit their precious time to doing and subsequently 2) pay attention to the myths they tell in sustaining…
Toying with Animism
Scholars increasingly stress that getting serious about the environment will require a shift from Abrahamic and naturalist imaginaries that distinguish between culture and nature to, variously, “ecospirituality,” “dark green religion,” or animism. The first part of this article critiques this work on the grounds that it reifies rigid distinctions between “belief systems” or “ontologies,” and thus misrepresents both what needs to be aimed at and h…
The Return of the Native
What we are seeing at present is the return or, perhaps better stated, the dramatic increase in the deployment of the category native and, with this, an increasing hostility toward those who are considered non-native. Not only are well-rehearsed nativist discourses of class, race, and religion surfacing in the political mainstream but also, uniquely to this latest resurgence of nativism, liberal ideas and discourses themselves are being held up a…
Saving Liberalism from Itself
In the wake of populism, Timothy Stacey’s book critically reflects on what is missing from the liberal project with the aim of saving liberalism. It explains that populists have harnessed myth, ritual, magic and tradition to advance their ambitions, and why opponents need to embrace rather than eschew them
Misanthropy
In Search of Spirit
Timothy Stacey, Josip Kešić, and Jan Willem Duyvendak on Saving Liberalism from Itself and The Return of the Native
Religious repertoires of sustainability
Leading figures in sustainability transitions stress the need for approaches from other fields. A particular blind spot is the role of culture and meaning in transitions. This paper introduces the concept of “religious repertoires” as a means of better understanding what enables and inhibits social change. Existing research on the role of religion in transitions focuses on either particular religions or the benefits of a broadly “religious” or “s…
Dramaturgies of change
Against the backdrop of escalating climate change and widespread political dissatisfaction, calls are increasing for radical transformation of socioeconomic and political structures. But how such transformations could materialise remains an open question. In this article, we argue for alternative ways of understanding political stasis and change. Drawing on the established tradition of interpreting politics as theatre, we argue that dramaturgical…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (5 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (5 works) · Mythology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)