ABSTRACT
Within a few weeks of first encountering the chapters in this volume, I attended the Doha International Conference on Interfaith Dialogue in Qatar. The theme was digital religion, occasioned by the events of what had come to be called the “Arab Spring” uprisings of early 2011. The main presentations at the conference were by scholarly and clerical leaders from the three Abrahamic traditions. Interestingly and tellingly, the typical talk started, “You know, I really don’t know anything about digital culture or social media so I asked my kids.” Each then proceeded to offer a thorough evaluation of how digital media are affecting religion. It was a fascinating disconnect that caused me to reflect, especially in relation to these chapters, on the question of how we talk about the digital and how we should think about it.
