Religion(s) in an Age of Digitalization

This sym­po­sium from 10–12 Novem­ber 2025 brings togeth­er media schol­ars, the­olo­gians, soci­ol­o­gists, and reli­gious study schol­ars from the Nordic coun­tries and Switzer­land. The aim is to explore the impli­ca­tions of dig­i­tal­iza­tion with­in reli­gious insti­tu­tions across these diverse con­texts. A key theme of the sym­po­sium will be the­o­ret­i­cal and empir­i­cal dis­cus­sions sur­round­ing how dig­i­tal­iza­tion relates to—and con­trasts with—other sig­nif­i­cant soci­etal trans­for­ma­tion process­es, such as medi­a­ti­za­tion and mar­ke­ti­za­tion. The pro­gram will fea­ture pre­sen­ta­tions, pan­els, and dis­cus­sions that exam­ine the inter­sec­tions between these two con­texts, serv­ing as a valu­able venue for col­lab­o­ra­tion and net­work­ing.

The sym­po­sium is being orga­nized by Pro­fes­sor Elis­a­beth Tveito Johnsen from Fac­ul­ty of The­ol­o­gy at Uni­ver­si­ty of Oslo, along with Pro­fes­sor Thomas Schlag, direc­tor of the UPPP Dig­i­tal religion(s).