AGAMA DIGITAL DAN REKONSTRUKSI PRAKTIK BERAGAMA: ANALISIS SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR)

Abstract

The practice of religion in the media-facilitated virtual world has become a trend related to religiosity on the one hand and social life on the other. This study involves twenty-three pieces of literature in the form of journal papers and book chapters that discuss the topic of digital religion. All literature has undergone the PRISMA protocol's inclusion-exclusion criteria selection stage. The research method used was a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Four research questions were posed to be researched using the SLR method, namely searching in the literature for the definition of digital religion, the shifts that occur in the practice of digital religion regarding sacred space, authority, identity, online worship, communion, and sacraments; theological views on digital religion; and sociological views on digital religion. It is concluded that digital religion is the implementation of religious practices online so that the offline-online boundary cannot be distinguished. Both are fused and complementary. As a result of being mediated by the internet and technology, the digitalization of religion results in a shift in form, implementation, and reconstruction in terms of new sacred space, new concepts of authority, digital identity, online worship, digital fellowship, and the performance of sacraments. Theologically, digital religion is a new way of presenting the kingdom of God beyond time and space in a networked society. Sociologically, digital religion represents not only an online religious entity but also a new culture in social devices with a social nature. This is due to the internet-based nature of digital religion, which can connect anyone in the same network to benefit the religious context. The digital world has become human daily life and needs revitalization of religiosity and human spirituality to fit the times.