INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL MEDIA ON RELIGION: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

In this text the author analyses possibilities and limitations of influence that digital media have on changes in religion. He starts with the assumption that if the previous forms of media (such as printed media, written media and so on) shaped religion, modern types of media will also have some influence here. In Christianity, written word has promoted a rational and scientific approach to religion. Modern digital media change our cognitive abilities, defining thus a new approach to religion. Digital media, especially videogames, can form also new forms of religion (online religion), as we can see in the videogame of World of Warcraft. Human body is necessary for Salvation in Christian religion and a condition that is required for Deliverance in eastern religions such as Buddhism or Hinduism.