What would religiosity look like if social distancing became the “new normal”? Would expressions of faith need to become increasingly…
Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World
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Religion, Media, and the Digital Turn
This new report by Christopher D. Cantwell and Hussein Rashid begins to document some of the impact that digital modes…
There is such a thing as a tech chaplain
It is my birthday, and I have taken an emergency house call from one of my professors. She offers to…
eBay and the historical imagination
Some seek God in algorithms. Others seek a kind of divinity in the pastness of the past. The former seek…
A modest defense of the listicle
If, as Umberto Eco tells it, "the list is the origin of culture," then the Internet may be culture's apotheosis.…
Religion for commoners
One of the essential early texts of the open source software movement was “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,” a 1999…
Give me that digital religion
Every Sunday night in Omaha, Nebraska, a small group gathers in a United Church of Christ church lobby to watch…
Anatomy of a tweet
I fell in love with the Perfect Man at a young age. He was humble, compassionate, strong, disciplined, affectionate, and,…
Comments don’t replace the news
Pope Francis has called the Internet a “gift from God.” If that’s the case, one has to wonder what message…
When readers respond
Writing about religion in the digital age means that your readers respond. They have, of course, always responded; but in…