Focus and Scope

Digital Religion is a journal that responds to recent developments in religious studies by looking at the dynamic interaction of technology with religion and religious people. Attention is directed towards analysing the influence of technological disruption on religious life and the use of computing and digital technologies in religion and religiousness. Articles are expected to cover the topics of using digital platforms, social media, websites, or mobile applications to provide religious resources, opening access to religious resources online, courses or training through digital platforms, disseminating religious teachings, organising religious movements or activities, and building virtual-based interfaith networks.

The Journal welcomes original articles, review articles, commentaries, fieldnotes, and interviews that address how digital technologies affect the way religious communities maintain, teach, and communicate with each other from different religious backgrounds.

Authors are invited to embark on an exploration of various subtopics that are carefully tailored to the theme of religious studies, particularly issues related to digital religion. Submitted manuscripts may address, but are not limited to, the following domains:

• Interaction between people and religious expression in the virtual world: Discusses the interaction between technology users and religious expressions in the digital world.
• The influence of digital technologies on religious practices: Explores how digital technologies affect religious practices, including worship, rituals and religious celebrations.
• Changes in religious communication: Digital religion is fuelling changes in the way people communicate about religion, including the dissemination of religious teachings and religious activities through digital platforms.
• Social media use in religious expression: An exploration of how social media affects religious expression and interfaith communication.
• Religious education in the digital age: Discusses how digital technology affects religious education, including access to religious resources, and innovative teaching methods.
• Ethics and challenges in the use of digital technology in religious contexts: A discussion on ethical challenges in the use of digital technologies in religious contexts, including the dissemination of accurate information and the protection of privacy.
• Digital theology development: Explores how the development of digital theology can provide boundaries and guidelines for the use of digital technology for religious purposes.
• the influence of digital technology on religious cultural diversity: A discussion on how digital technology affects the diversity of religious cultures, including interfaith interactions, and the influence of globalisation on religious life.
• Use of digital technology in humanitarian and charitable activities: An exploration of how digital technologies are used in humanitarian and charitable activities, including fundraising and outreach.

interdisciplinary collaboration in digital religion studies: A discussion of how digital religion studies involves interdisciplinary collaboration, including computer science, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies.