Transformasi Digital dan Iman: Analisis Kritis Pengaruh Teknologi terhadap Metodologi Hermeneutika dan Praktik Eklesiologi Kristen Kontemporer
Keywords:
Christian ethics in the age of AI; digital hermeneutics; online church; technology and theology; virtual ecclesiology; eklesiologi virtual; etika Kristen di era AI; gereja daring; hermeneutika digital; teknologi dan teologiAbstract
The rapid development of digital technology in the 21st century has created a new, unavoidable "technological condition" for all disciplines, including theology. This article critically examines how technology is not merely a neutral tool but an environment that reshapes theology. This research focuses on two main areas: shifts in biblical hermeneutics due to digital devices and changes in ecclesiology (the understanding of the church) in the era of online worship and virtual communities. Using a qualitative-descriptive approach and analysis of recent theological and sociological literature, this study finds that technology democratizes theological access but also poses the risk of shallowing interpretations and challenging traditional ecclesiastical authority. This article concludes by calling for a proactive "theology of technology" capable of embracing digital innovation while maintaining the depth of spirituality and the essence of incarnational community.
Abstrak
Perkembangan teknologi digital yang pesat pada abad ke-21 telah menciptakan "kondisi teknologis" baru yang tak terhindarkan bagi semua disiplin ilmu, termasuk teologi. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji secara kritis bagaimana teknologi bukan sekadar alat netral, melainkan sebuah lingkungan yang membentuk ulang cara berteologi. Penelitian ini berfokus pada dua area utama: pergeseran dalam hermeneutika Alkitab akibat perangkat digital dan perubahan dalam eklesiologi (pemahaman tentang gereja) di era ibadah daring dan komunitas virtual. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif-deskriptif dan analisis literatur teologis serta sosiologis terkini, studi ini menemukan bahwa teknologi mendemokratisasi akses teologis namun juga menimbulkan risiko pendangkalan interpretasi dan tantangan terhadap otoritas gerejawi tradisional. Artikel ini menyimpulkan perlunya "teologi teknologi" yang proaktif, yang mampu merangkul inovasi digital sekaligus mempertahankan kedalaman spiritualitas dan esensi komunitas inkarnasional.
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