Exploring culture, consciousness, spirituality and artificial intelligence
Adrian Rosenfeldt
Writer. Academic. Public Speaker.
I am a writer, academic and public speaker whose work explores culture, consciousness, spirituality and artificial intelligence. My writing has appeared in the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, ABC Religion & Ethics, Eureka Street and Pearls & Irritations. I teach at the University of Melbourne and am currently working on a book about culture, consciousness and artificial intelligence.
Featured Articles
Why Frankenstein still matters in the age of AI
Australian Financial Review – Weekend
27 June 2026
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What Good Friday and the Book of Job revel about a world in crisis
ABC Religion & Ethics
2 April 2026
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When enchantment grows old: Van Morrison, Roger Waters, and the ‘fate of our times’
Eureka Street
5 December 2025
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Original Ideas
My work develops two original frameworks for understanding contemporary culture and the human condition.
Dark Spirituality
A framework for understanding suffering, ambiguity, revelation and action in contemporary life.
Spiritual Sociology
A manifesto for recovering spirit, meaning and transcendence in social thought.
Use the menu above to explore Dark Spirituality and Spiritual Sociology.
Substack
I regularly publish new essays, podcasts and reflections on culture on Substack.