
Contextualizing current digital religion research on emerging technologies
Author(s) -
Campbell Heidi A.,
Evolvi Giulia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
human behavior and emerging technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2578-1863
DOI - 10.1002/hbe2.149
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , political science , engineering ethics , engineering , electrical engineering
This article provides an overview of contemporary research within the interdisciplinary arc of scholarship known as digital religion studies, in which scholars explore the intersection between emerging digital technologies, lived and material religious practices in contemporary culture, and the impact the structures of the network society have on understandings of spirituality and religiosity. Digital religion studies specifically investigates how online and offline religious spaces and practices have become bridged, blended, and blurred as religious groups and practitioners seek to integrate their religious lives with technology use within different aspects of digital culture.