Exegeting the Spirit of the Digital

This opening lecture will provide an overview of what religion looks like in the 21st Century through the lens of digital religion. The concept speaks to how religion and faith are being lived out on digital platforms, as well as how new technologies guide our understanding of what it means to be religious. Here digital religion will be introduced and defined. Also discussed is the extent to which religion performed “online” reflects and/or shapes traditional religious practices and communities in a digital society.