Computer Theology

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Computer Theology is the branch of Computer Science, Religious studies and Theology concerned with the study of computer technology in relationship to studies of religion (a perspective external to religion) and theology (a perspective internal to religion).

  • Illustrating theological concepts using computer science methodology.
  • Establishing parallels between the evolution of computer networks and that of religious social orders.
  • Relating theological questions to the computer scientist's experience.
  • Studying computer concepts from a theological point of view.

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The first Computer Theology publication (Knuth 1990) was a systematic study of a verse of the Bible using computer science for illumination by Donald E. Knuth. His following work on the subject (Knuth 2001) broadened that study by investigating the relationship of a computer scientist to computer activities in the light of theological concepts. Then Anne Foerst published her study (Foerst 2005) of Kismet, a robot developed at MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which brought a new perspective to Computer Theology by reversing Donald Knuth' paradigm and studying computers from a theological perspective.

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