The Digital Sacred: A Phenomenology of Religious Experience in Algorithmic Worlds
Khazanah Journal of Religion and Technology March 1, 2026 Mahmoud Khatami
This article examines how digital technologies are fundamentally transforming the nature of religious experience, creating new modes of encounteringthe sacred that challenge traditional phenomenological and theological frameworks. Moving beyond debates about authenticity or mediation, weargue that algorithmic environments actively reshape the very conditions of spiritual engagement, generating...