In a recent Washington Post article Lisa Miller argues that technology is good for religion. Building her argument primarily on the views of adherents rather than experts, she focuses on the value of apps to support rather than replace religious practices. In short, she believes:
Technology can greatly enhance religious practice. Groups that restrict and fear it participate in their own demise.
So What?
Religion involves connection with the divine and with other people following the same path. The ways people connect have expanded (and continue to expand) as a result of new technology.
- How have you benefited from technology in your religious practice?
- Do you think Miller is correct or overstating her position when she writes that religious entities who “restrict and fear it participate in their own demise”? Explain your response.