Theologians like Hamilton and Altizer defend a "secular Theology" that tries to banish the Deus ex machina of traditional Theism. So far so good, but how does one pray before God etsi Deus non daretur, (to use Bonhoeffer's expression)?
How does one interpret things like, for instance, the Ignatian "consolation" felt sometimes in prayer without appealing to any "religious" agency?
More specifically: is it possible to elabore a spiritual theology without appealing to religious categories or traditional Theism?