The Digital God

The Digital God
Author: William Indick
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-03-16
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786498927

As humans charge up the steep slope of technological innovation, digital age media increasingly shapes our perception of everything--even spiritual matters. The next stage of spiritual development may be the product of a digital interface between our own image of the divine, virtual reality technology that produces real perceptions, and with devices that stimulate areas of the brain associated with spiritual experience. This book explores the influence of digital media on spirituality and the impact of the digital environment on our experience of the spiritual world. The author predicts a future in which digital technology and neuroscience will combine to create a new understanding of the divine. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Digital God

Digital God
Author: Nikhilkumar Singh
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2016-07-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9350296934

He is the Cyber-Age Krishna, Destroyer of the Evil Kansa A runaway kid from the most powerful family in Hyderabad, Kanu is a twenty-two-year-old hacker. His mission in life is to destroy his uncle, Rana, and take control over Sathyamev Computers, a billion-dollar company originally started by his father.Together with the beautiful Darshu, a journalist crusading against corruption, Kanu sets out to expose a mega financial scam at Sathyamev. His only weapon: ingenious computing skills.

God's Big Picture

God's Big Picture
Author: LaDonna Osborn
Publisher: Osborn Publishers
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780879431143

In God's Big Picture, Dr. LaDonna Osborn paints a verbal portrait of redemption, a panoramic view of the progressive story of God's plan for humanity comprised of four Biblical events: 1. Creation - God created us. 2. Deception - Satan tried to destroy us. 3. Substitution - Jesus redeemed us. 4. Restoration - We are restored to God. Popular, trendy teachings come and go. Only the gospel of Christ's redemption produces enduring change in human lives. Once you understand these four redemptive truths, you will develop the confident and consistent faith with God that produces balanced and successful Christian living as you fulfill His purpose for your life.

Your Digital Afterlives

Your Digital Afterlives
Author: E. Steinhart
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2014-02-21
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 113736386X

Digitalism is a philosophical strategy that uses new computational ways of thinking to develop naturalistic but meaningful ways of thinking about bodies, souls, universes, gods, and life after death. Your Digital Afterlives examines four recently developed and digitally inspired theories of life after death.

God Notes

God Notes
Author: Jackie Trottmann
Publisher: DreamSculpt Media, Incorporated
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-04-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945949296

About God Notes During a month-long prayer retreat, the author asked God to give her a word. The words tumbled out in the form of love notes from God resulting in 365 insightful passages, each inspired by one word - and each passage meant for you. This is the kind of book that deserves a permanent space on everyone's nightstand. About the Jackie Trottmann Jackie Trottmann left her corporate career behind to pursue God's call to share her personal experience of God's healing power and loving presence. Learning how to be still, let go, trust herself, trust others, and trust God, has been an ongoing spiritual practice. She teaches others how to do the same through her books, blog, media and ongoing workshops and retreats.

A Theology for a Mediated God

A Theology for a Mediated God
Author: Dennis Ford
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2015-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317401875

A Theology for a Mediated God introduces a new way to examine the shaping effects of media on our notions of God and divinity. In contrast to more conventional social-scientific methodologies and conversations about the relationship between religion and media, Dennis Ford argues that the characteristics we ascribe to a medium can be extended and applied metaphorically to the characteristics we ascribe to God—just as earlier generations attempted to comprehend God through the metaphors of father, shepherd, or mother. As a result, his work both challenges and bridges the gap between students of religion and media, and theology.

Artificial Intelligent Atheism

Artificial Intelligent Atheism
Author: Michael Schuerman
Publisher: Ascension Books
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2023-12-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

AI religion is a relatively new concept that seeks to integrate artificial intelligence into spiritual practices and beliefs. We will define AI religion and explore its key components, highlighting the ways in which it diverges from traditional religious beliefs and practices. At its core, AI religion revolves around the use of advanced technology, particularly artificial intelligence, to create, enhance, or replace aspects of traditional religious experiences, rituals, and teachings. This may involve the development of AI-driven spiritual leaders, the use of virtual reality for immersive religious experiences, or the application of machine learning algorithms to analyze and interpret religious texts.

Towards Digital Enlightenment

Towards Digital Enlightenment
Author: Dirk Helbing
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319908693

This new collection of essays follows in the footsteps of the successful volume Thinking Ahead - Essays on Big Data, Digital Revolution, and Participatory Market Society, published at a time when our societies were on a path to technological totalitarianism, as exemplified by mass surveillance reported by Edward Snowden and others. Meanwhile the threats have diversified and tech companies have gathered enough data to create detailed profiles about almost everyone living in the modern world - profiles that can predict our behavior better than our friends, families, or even partners. This is not only used to manipulate peoples’ opinions and voting behaviors, but more generally to influence consumer behavior at all levels. It is becoming increasingly clear that we are rapidly heading towards a cybernetic society, in which algorithms and social bots aim to control both the societal dynamics and individual behaviors. span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: However there are also silver linings: most of the threats that have accumulated over the past years have been identified and regulations are on the way to being introduced. Furthermore, entirely novel approaches based on blockchain technology and other developments derived from complexity science offer the possibility of entirely redefining collective trust and building platforms to support our core societal values. span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: This book conveys an encouraging vision of the future and provides a sketch of how it may look: The road to digital enlightenment is still open, but it needs to be taken now./pbrp

Missio Dei in a Digital Age

Missio Dei in a Digital Age
Author: Jonas Kurlberg
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2020-12-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334059119

We are witnessing an unprecedented technological revolution. Every sphere of life from communications, work, economy, leisure, our homes, and health care is being digitised. These far-reaching changes demand careful consideration and discernment by churches participating in God’s redemptive work around the world. Digitalization of society is radically changing both the methods and conditions of missions. For the first time, this book explores the implications of digitality for Missio Dei in thought and practice. Bringing together theologians, missiologists, computer scientists and practitioners, the book considers a diverse range of topics from evangelism to pastoral care, cyber pilgrimages to biases in algorithms, public theology to homiletics and inculturation to contextualization.