Rev. Ryan G. Duns, S.J., Ph.D, works at the intersection of philosophy and systematic theology. He has published on Karl Rahner, Jean-Luc Marion, René Girard, and his most recent work has involved a sustained engagement with William Desmond’s metaphysics. He is the author of two books: Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age: Desmond’s Quest for God (2020) and Theology of Horror (2024). Fr. Duns holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Boston College.