Dynamic Secularization : Information Technology and the Tension Between Religion and Science /: Information Technology and the Tension Between Religion and Science. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By William Sims Bainbridge.
• Authors: Bainbridge, William Sims
• Contents: Fragmentation: Online Evidence about Religious Innovation -- Humanization: The Crash or Reboot of Social Psychology -- Paganization: The Virtual Revival of a Cult Online -- Residualism: Online Survival of Rejected Religions -- Jediism: The Most Popular Online Virtual Religion -- Pessimism: Critiques of Religion and Technology in the Fallout Games -- Optimism: Religious Diversity in the WildStar Massively Multiplayer Online Game -- Transhumanism: An Online Network of Technoprogressive Quasi-Religions -- Transcendence: Virtual Artificial Intelligence.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 268 pages), 27 illustrations, 25 illustrations in color
• Subjects: 004; Computer science; Information technology -- Religious aspects; Secularization (Theology); Information technology -- Religious aspects; Secularization (Theology); Science -- General; Computers -- Database Management -- Data Mining; Social Science -- Media Studies; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Educational: Sciences, general science; Data mining; Sociology; Religious issues & debates; Data mining; Religion and sociology; Computers -- Social Aspects -- General; Ethical & social aspects of IT; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319565026; 3319565028
• Related ISBNs: 9783319565019; 331956501X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.