Category
Textual or Investigative
Description
This project looks at how religious communication has changed alongside major technological developments, from the printing press to artificial intelligence, throughout history, using a digital humanities perspective. Beginning with the Protestant Reformation, it explores how print culture allowed ideas to spread more quickly, especially through the work of Martin Luther. It then follows how later figures, including St. Maximilian Kolbe, Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, and Mother Angelica, made use of emerging forms of media, from print to radio and television, to reach wider audiences. The project also considers the work of Fr. Roberto Busa, whose use of early computing marked an important shift in how religious texts could be studied and analyzed. In the modern context, it looks at how individuals such as Fr. Mike Schmitz use digital platforms for evangelization and outreach. It also addresses the growing role of artificial intelligence, both in shaping communication and in raising new ethical and theological concerns, including those highlighted by Pope Leo XIV. Ultimately, this project argues that while the methods of communication have changed, the responsibility to communicate the message authentically remains the same.
From Theses to Podcasts: A Digital Humanities Analysis of Religious Communication from the Reformation to the Digital Age
Textual or Investigative
This project looks at how religious communication has changed alongside major technological developments, from the printing press to artificial intelligence, throughout history, using a digital humanities perspective. Beginning with the Protestant Reformation, it explores how print culture allowed ideas to spread more quickly, especially through the work of Martin Luther. It then follows how later figures, including St. Maximilian Kolbe, Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, and Mother Angelica, made use of emerging forms of media, from print to radio and television, to reach wider audiences. The project also considers the work of Fr. Roberto Busa, whose use of early computing marked an important shift in how religious texts could be studied and analyzed. In the modern context, it looks at how individuals such as Fr. Mike Schmitz use digital platforms for evangelization and outreach. It also addresses the growing role of artificial intelligence, both in shaping communication and in raising new ethical and theological concerns, including those highlighted by Pope Leo XIV. Ultimately, this project argues that while the methods of communication have changed, the responsibility to communicate the message authentically remains the same.
