RT Article
T1 Technology, Theology, and Spirituality in the Digital Age
JF Zygon
VO 56
IS 1
SP 6
OP 18
A1 Jackelén, Antje 1955-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1751146626
AB Digitalization and the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will bring about substantial changes in all aspects of life. This happens in a world marked by the poisonous synergy of five Ps, polarization, populism, protectionism, post-truth, patriarchy, as well as an ambiguous interplay of secularization and new visibility of religion. If development of AI is to be beneficial for people and planet a number of challenges must be met. In this regard, religion-and-science dialogue needs improvement in making things not only intellectually but also spiritually fit. Ethics should be involved from the beginning rather than being called upon first when problems arise. Faith communities have a prophetical, diaconal, ethical, and theological role. Based on the characterization of life as a fourfold web of relationality, personal, social, political, as well as global issues are identified and discussed. These include mental health disorders, addiction, manipulation, and self-exploitation. Reflections on leadership suggest resilience, coexistence, and hope as theological key components for navigating the uncharted realms of the digital age.
K1 Ai
K1 Democracy
K1 five Ps
K1 Leadership
K1 Patriarchy
K1 Polarization
K1 Populism
K1 Post-truth
K1 protectionism
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1111/zygo.12682