AASR-CRA Public Lecture (in-person)

AASR-CRA Public Lecture: 'Digital Congregations in a Post-Christian Future'

Four years after the global COVID-19 pandemic forced congregations of many faith traditions around the world to embrace digital media, technology continues to play an important role in contemporary worship and religious work. This presentation shares findings from research documenting how American Christian & Jewish congregations adopted technology and created new religious practices over a three year period. It also looks at the long term implications of these technological innovations post-pandemic, especially in light of America’s shift towards a post-Christian culture in the next 2 decades.

Speaker:

Heidi A Campbell is Professor of Communication, affiliate faculty in Religious Studies and a Presidential Impact Fellow at Texas A&M University. She is also director of the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies, and a founder of Digital Religion studies. Her award winning research focuses on the intersection of technology, religion and digital culture, with emphasis on Jewish, Muslim & Christian media negotiations. She is author of over 100 articles a dozen books including When Religion Meets New Media (2010), Digital Religion (2013, 2nd edition 2021) and Digital Creatives and the Rethinking Religious Authority (2021). She has been quoted in news outlets as the Houston Chronicle, USA Today, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, and on the BBC.

Registration is free and you're welcome to join us for afternoon tea. This registration is for in-person. Please find online registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aasr-cra-public-lecture-online-tickets-896841385727

Host or Publisher Australian Association for the Study of Religion