Divine Meets Digital
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American Studies
Anthropology
Asian Studies
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belief systems
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China
contemporary religion
cultural studies
digital culture
digital society
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ethics
faith and technology
global tech culture
globalization
History: Science
ideology
innovation
interviews
Labor Studies
modernization
nonreligious identity
Religion
religion and science
religious engagement
science and religion
secularism
secularization
Sociology
sociology of religion
spirituality
tech industry
tech workers
Technology
technology studies
United States
workplace culture
worldview
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- ISBN 9781978845428
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 14 Apr 2026
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What role does religion play in the tech industry? Based on nearly one hundred interviews, Divine Meets Digital uncovers the ways tech workers engage with religion and make sense of their work through religious and spiritual worldviews. While most identify as nonreligious, they are far from anti-religious. Instead, they navigate competing religious and nonreligious views, often distinguishing between what they see as the controversial elements of religion—such as belief in the supernatural in China and its politicized and dogmatic aspects in the United States—and its more noncontroversial aspects. In doing so, they justify their religious engagement by embracing religion's noncontroversial elements while distancing themselves from its controversial features. This book offers a powerful new lens for understanding one of the most influential industries of our time, inviting readers to better understand the people who live and work at the intersection between science, religion, and technology.
Di Di is associate professor of sociology at Santa Clara University in California. She is the coauthor of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion.
