Guest lecture by Inken Prohl: Religious scholars are not afraid

We cordially invite you to the guest lecture by Dr. Inken Prohl, Professor at the University of Heidelberg, on the topic "Religious scholars are not afraid: definitions of religion, artificial intelligence and gender".

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a transformative impact on religion in at least three ways. First, AI is transforming religious institutions, movements, discourses, practices and actors. Second, AI applications and discourses challenge religiously and culturally shaped notions of what it means to be human. Third, AI discourses, practices and materialities are increasingly evolving into formations that resemble religion. The talk will give an overview of the first two areas and then focus on the third field of interaction between religion and AI.

About the person

Inken Prohl is a German scholar of religion and Japanologist. She has been Professor of Religious Studies at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg since 2006. Her research interests include the recent history of religion in Germany, Japan and the USA, religion and artificial intelligence and material religion.

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