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“Daily life is connected life, its rhythms driven by endless email pings and responses, the chimes and beeps of continually arriving text messages, tweets and retweets, Facebook updates, pictures and videos to post and discuss. Our perpetual connectedness gives us endless opportunities to be part of the give-and-take of networking. Some worry that this new…
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Over the last few centuries, there has been a general shift from hierarchical structures, which prioritize the needs of the community and empower leaders, to flattened structures, which focus on the needs of individuals and, consequently, empower individual agency. This can be seen in the shift from monarchy to republics or the change from the…
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In writing this essay, I posed two questions to ChatGPT and Gemini. In response to the first – Can technology be sacred?- both systems acknowledged the seemingly contradictory relationship between what is considered sacred and secular. At the same time, they noted that boundaries between the two are porous. To the second question – Is…
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This essay examines the evolving intersection of technology and religion, focusing on how digital transformations shape institutional legacies of equity and inclusion for spiritual communities. By critically analyzing three crucial dimensions — digital inclusion, algorithmic bias, and environmental harms — I illuminate how technological futures will enhance and challenge forms of community in the digital…
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We live in interesting times. Our daily encounters and experiences are increasingly mediated and shaped by digital and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). Wearable smart rings and devices monitor our vital signs, providing real-time feedback on our fitness and offering health recommendations. Digital devices buzz in our pockets, reminding us of upcoming meetings, deadlines,…
