1. David Tacey is an Australian public intellectual, writer and interdisciplinary scholar.
19 Facts About David Tacey
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David Tacey studied literature, philosophy and art history at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, where he obtained his BA in 1975.
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David Tacey transferred to the University of Adelaide and completed his PhD in literature and analytical psychology in 1981.
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David Tacey was awarded a Harkness Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Commonwealth Fund, New York.
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David Tacey studied with James Hillman and Thomas Moore in Dallas, Texas; and Martin Bickman and Harold Schechter in Boulder, Colorado.
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David Tacey is one of Australia's public intellectuals, well known in the arts, religious and psychotherapy communities.
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David Tacey is known internationally, especially in the fields of spirituality studies, analytical psychology and psychoanalysis.
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David Tacey is a frequent commentator on radio and has appeared numerous times on television.
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David Tacey is invited to speak on issues of spirituality, religious belief and indigenous cultures.
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David Tacey's views are sought on mental health, suicide, depression, anxiety, initiation and rites of passage.
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David Tacey has appeared on programs broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Special Broadcasting Service in Australia, and the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Four.
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David Tacey has appeared in programs broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.
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David Tacey retired from academic life in 2014 to commence a new phase as an independent scholar.
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David Tacey is the author of fourteen books and over a hundred and fifty articles and essays.
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David Tacey became interested in the role of religion and spirituality in secular societies and published several books on this subject, including Re-Enchantment and The Spirituality Revolution.
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David Tacey is often invited to address religious schools and education conferences on the subject of youth spirituality.
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David Tacey is often consulted by church leaders to foster ecclesial and lay understanding of the function of spirituality and mysticism in today's postmodern world.
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David Tacey gave regular summer courses in Zurich until 2010.
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David Tacey has been invited to speak at conferences in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, South Africa, Denmark, New Zealand and Korea.