Phenomenology, Secularity, and Spirituality: A Panel on Spiritual Life and Secular Thought by King-Ho Leung

This roundtable explores the relation between secular philosophy, spirituality, and meaning-making in conversation with King-Ho Leung’s Spiritual Life and Secular Thought: A Phenomenology (Oxford University Press, 2026). The aim of this session is to develop a conversation on the themes of the book: the definition of “spirituality”, secular practices of philosophy as a spiritual exercise, as well as the relation between philosophy and religion. Panelists will be invited to reflect on these themes to open a conversation on our understanding of spirituality and secularity as well as the relation between the study of theology and religious studies, phenomenological analysis, and meaning-making in the contemporary world.