@article {216, title = {Spirituality and Technology: Exploring the Relationship}, journal = {First Monday}, year = {1996}, abstract = {This essay first looks at some of the social and cultural changes associated with the notion of a Digital Revolution, the result of the growth of the Internet and the emergence of {\textquoteright}cyberspace{\textquoteright}. It then examines some basic {\textquoteright}spiritual{\textquoteright} attitudes and how various debates within and between different schools of thought are changing attitudes about technology. Technology can be seen both as a degenerate practice and/or as a means to bring mankind to a higher level of consciousness or to a more well-developed civilization. Finally, the essay will discuss some of the emergent spiritual practices on the Internet itself.}, keywords = {Attitudes, Changes, Cultural, religion, Social}, url = {http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/496/417}, author = {Bauwens, Michael} }