By John D. Caputo

We are pleased to announce the publication of the first installment in the GCAS Series, a new initiative dedicated to sharing key seminar content from the Global Center for Advanced Studies. This series aims to make select seminars accessible to those who, for various reasons, were unable to attend live sessions, and to offer valuable resources for researchers seeking reference material to support their scholarly work.

We are honored to inaugurate the series with the seminar “The Future Belongs to Ghosts” by John D. Caputo. In this provocative and timely course, Caputo writes:

“In this course, I take belief in ghosts as a deadly serious way to frame the question of God—a very holy ghost indeed—where being is haunted by time, and the spectral becomes a figure for the instability and undecidability of being. Being is never identical with itself, especially today, when information technology has filled the air with ghostly voices and visions. I locate the roots of all this spectrality in what I am calling the apophatic imagination—what becomes of thought when it runs up against its limits.”

We hope the transcripts from this seminar not only capture the depth and complexity of Caputo’s thought but also inspire new lines of inquiry and reflection for readers across disciplines.

Creston Davis

The GCAS Series Editor