TH597-E -- 數碼神學─網絡、科技、人工智能的神學反思 -- 陳韋安牧師

科        目：TH597-E 數碼神學─網絡、科技、人工智能的神學反思
上課日期：2026年1月7日至 2026年3月18日
                   (逢星期三，2月18日停課，共10課)
上課時間：7:00pm - 9:30pm (香港時間)
上課形式：只設實體面授，不設Zoom上課及錄影
教        授：陳韋安牧師


A. 本科目標

本課程《數碼神學》旨在探索技術與宗教的動態交互，從基督教神學的視角回應數字時代的核心議題。課程以海德格爾的技術哲學為批判性框架，貫穿對人工智能、虛擬社群、後人類主義、監控資本主義等現象的深度分析，並結合實例（如網上崇拜、AI牧師、VR靈修）探討以下核心問題：「在算法與數據主導的時代，如何持守人的神聖形象？又如何重新定義聖禮、教會與使命？」學生將通過理論研讀、倫理辯論與實踐探索，發展出兼具神學深度與現實關懷的批判性思維。課程最終目標是培養新一代神職人員，在技術洪流中為教會提供信仰錨點，並以創意方案踐行「道成肉身」的呼召。


B. 本科內容

數碼神學導論

技術哲學基礎——海德格爾的批判    
人工智能的基本原理
人工智能與靈魂   
後人類主義與基督教人類學 
數碼羣體與宗教實踐 
數碼禮儀與崇拜  混合現實（XR）與靈性體驗   
監控資本主義與靈性危機
網絡暴力與數碼倫理   
總結 以及 同學報告分享


C. 本科要求

與老師商量後，寫一篇8000字左右的論文，或有關科技/神學/教會範疇的 Project。


D. 教科書及參考書目

  1. Campbell, Heidi A., ed. The Oxford Handbook of Digital Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  2. Ess, Charles, and May Thorseth, eds. From Human to Posthuman: Technology and the Future of Humanity. London: Routledge, 2022.
  3. Geraci, Robert M. Cyber Space — Cyber Ethics — Cyber Theology: Religion in the Digital Age. London: SCM Press, 2020.
  4. Lackey, Jennifer, ed. Controversies in Digital Ethics. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
  5. Mercer, Calvin. Cyborg Theology: Humans, Technology, and God. London: I.B. Tauris, 2017.
  6. Spinello, Richard A. Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace. 6th ed. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020.
  7. Stenmark, Mikael, et al., eds. Love, Technology, and Theology. London: Routledge, 2022.
  8. Anderson, Keith. The Digital Cathedral: Networked Ministry in a Wireless World. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2016.
  9. Campbell, Heidi, ed. Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds. New York: Routledge, 2012.
  10. Campbell, Heidi, and Stephen Garner. Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016.
  11. Carr, Nicholas. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010.
  12. David, E., et al. Digital Theology: A Computer Science Perspective. Cham: Springer, 2021.
  13. Davis, Erik. TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information. San Francisco: North Atlantic Books, 1998.
  14. Drescher, Elizabeth, and Keith Anderson. Click 2 Save: The Digital Ministry Bible. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2012.
  15. Herzfeld, Noreen. In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit. Theology and the Sciences. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002.
  16. Herzfeld, Noreen. The Artifice of Intelligence: Divine and Human Relationship in a Robotic Age. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2023.
  17. Herzfeld, Noreen. Technology and Religion: Remaining Human in a Co-created World. Templeton Science and Religion Series. West Conshohocken: Templeton Press, 2009.
  18. Image, Isabella, and Heidi Campbell. Religion in the Age of Digitalization: From New Media to Spiritual Machines. Leiden: Brill, 2021.
  19. Mazzini, Silvia. Re-Enchanting the World: Art, Religion, Technology. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2017.
  20. Rice, Jesse. The Church of Facebook: How the Hyperconnected Are Redefining Community. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2009.
  21. Sutton, A. Trevor. Redeeming Technology: A Christian Approach to Healthy Digital Habits. Grand Rapids: Concordia Publishing House, 2019.
  22. Thompson, Deanna. The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2016.
  23. Witvliet, John D. Virtual Liturgies: Theology of Worship in a Digital Age. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2023.
  24. Heidegger, Martin. The Question Concerning Technology and Other Essays. Translated by William Lovitt. New York: Harper & Row, 1977.
  25. Dreyfus, Hubert L. On the Internet. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2008.
  26. Vallor, Shannon. Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.