Digital Tools in Theological Education: Innovation, Pedagogy, and Ethics
暫譯: 神學教育中的數位工具：創新、教學法與倫理
Papakostas, Christos
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商品描述
This interdisciplinary monograph explores the evolving relationship between digital tools and religious life, focusing on how innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and learning management systems (LMS) are reshaping theological education, worship, and communal identity. Drawing from theology, pedagogy, and technology studies, the book offers a rich analysis of how digital platforms are redefining religious engagement--within classrooms, sanctuaries, and online communities. Case studies illuminate both the practical benefits and the ethical tensions posed by these tools, while broader reflections trace how digital cultures are influencing the transmission of sacred knowledge and the construction of religious identity. With particular attention to the rise of digital natives and the shift toward virtual worship accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this study considers how tradition and innovation intersect in the digital sphere. From immersive learning environments to social media outreach, it asks how technology can be responsibly harnessed to enhance religious life without compromising its spiritual core. This timely volume is essential reading for scholars of theology, religious education, digital humanities, and anyone interested in the future of faith in an interconnected world.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本跨學科的專著探討了數位工具與宗教生活之間不斷演變的關係，重點在於人工智慧（AI）、虛擬實境（VR）、擴增實境（AR）和學習管理系統（LMS）等創新如何重塑神學教育、崇拜和社群身份。該書結合神學、教育學和科技研究，提供了對數位平台如何重新定義宗教參與的深入分析——無論是在教室、聖所還是線上社群中。案例研究揭示了這些工具所帶來的實際好處以及所引發的倫理緊張，而更廣泛的反思則追溯了數位文化如何影響神聖知識的傳遞和宗教身份的建構。特別關注數位原住民的崛起以及因COVID-19疫情加速的虛擬崇拜轉變，本研究考慮了傳統與創新在數位領域中的交集。從沉浸式學習環境到社交媒體推廣，該書探討了如何負責任地利用科技來增強宗教生活，而不損害其精神核心。這本及時的著作對於神學、宗教教育、數位人文學科的學者，以及對於在互聯網世界中信仰未來感興趣的任何人來說，都是必讀之作。
作者簡介
Dr. Christos Papakostas is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering at the University of West Attica, where he also earned his Ph.D. He holds a B.A. in Social Theology and Religious Studies from the Faculty of Theology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a Dipl.Eng. and an M.Sc. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace. His current research interests are in the areas of virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, eLearning as well as humanistic and social informatics. Previous book: Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality - The Case of Spatial Intelligence Enhancement, ISBN 978-3-031-2004-4 Book series: Cognitive Technologies (COGTECH), Springer Nature.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
克里斯托斯·帕帕科斯特斯博士是西阿提卡大學資訊與電腦工程系的博士後研究員，並在該校獲得博士學位。他擁有雅典國立暨卡波迪斯特里亞大學神學院社會神學與宗教研究的學士學位，以及來自色拉斯大學電機與電腦工程系的工程學士和碩士學位。他目前的研究興趣包括虛擬與擴增實境、人工智慧、電子學習，以及人文與社會資訊學。之前的著作：《人工智慧與擴增實境的特殊主題 - 空間智慧增強的案例》，ISBN 978-3-031-2004-4，書系列：認知技術（Cognitive Technologies, COGTECH），施普林格自然出版集團。
