For the sixteenth episode of the Integral Stage Author Series, Layman is joined by a host of writers or literary figures all hiding in the body of Brendan Graham Dempsey.  Inspired by the pseudonymous experiments of Kierkegaard, Brendan has written (and is still writing) a series of books by different distinctive characters -- God, by Julian; metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence, by A. Severan; The Oil and the Lamp, by Anti-Kierkegaard and Anti-Nietzsche; Building the Cathedral, by Sadie Alwyn Moon; and most recently, Gospel, under no particular name.  In his conversation with Layman, Brendan discusses his inspirations and intentions for the series, and the main themes of each book; his spiritual background and his journey towards metamodernism and integral thought; the relationship of metamodernism to postmodern cultural and political movements; the potential for a metamodern spirituality to respond to the meaning and ecological crises that beset us; and much more.  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. He lives in Wolcott, Vermont.  Professional website: www.BrendanGrahamDempsey.com