Adaptive Faith: Technology and Religious Change in the Digital Age

The Centre for Inter-Religious Studies at Al-Mahdi Institute, alongside The McLean Centre for the Study of Culture and Values at the Catholic University of America, are delighted to open registration for the upcoming conference: "Adaptive Faith: Technology and Religious Change in the Digital Age."

The Conference focuses on the interplay between technological evolution and religion, which has shaped spiritual practices, theological discourses, and religious identities throughout history. The postmodern, and now ‘metamodern’, eras have seen societies navigate the complexities of digital transformation, including the development of biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and unprecedented technological growth. Consequently, religious traditions face new challenges of reformulation, epistemic transformations and opportunities for redefinition.

This conference situates itself within the ongoing debates on modernity, technocriticism and hermeneutics of religious change. It seeks to understand the intersection between technology, secular modernity, and religious tradition, as well as the dynamic reconfigurations of religious life in our contemporary era.

This conference proudly brings together a diverse array of scholars from various religious backgrounds. They will address the historical trajectories of technological change in religious contexts and the theological debates stirred by digital media, AI, biotechnology, robotics, military technology, and transhumanism.

Tickets cost £35 per day or £60 for both days. Tickets include lunch and dinner for the chosen day(s).

Student tickets include a 20% discount on ticket prices. Please choose the correct ticket type at checkout.

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