The Divine and the Digital - Special Issue | ESOL edit
CFP for publication or other deadlineOctober 31, 2026
The Divine and the Digital - Special Issue
Lessico di Etica Pubblica invites papers exploring the relationship between digital technologies, religion, theology, spirituality, and contemporary technological culture.
Lessico di Etica Pubblica
“The Divine and the Digital”
Gemma Serrano
The issue explores the relationship between digital technologies, religion, theology, and spirituality from an interdisciplinary perspective. It examines how the digital turn has transformed religious and spiritual practices while also considering how theological and religious traditions can provide conceptual tools for understanding technology and contemporary society.
The issue will bring together perspectives from philosophy, theology, cultural and technological history, sociology, and media theory.
Topics of Interest
Possible topics include:
The digital turn as a socio-technical imaginary
Religious and theological origins of the vocabulary used to discuss digital technologies
The relationship between technology and religion in contemporary thought
Ethical and eschatological perspectives on digital culture
Critical reflections on the history of digital technologies
Digital technologies as an intercultural and interreligious issue
Social imaginaries and Artificial Intelligence
The issue also considers broader questions concerning the theological and religious dimensions of technological imaginaries, the historical development of digital technologies, and the intercultural frameworks through which technology can be understood.