“Technosapiencing” and the Global Christian Mission in the Digit-shaped World

Abstract

The forces of digital technologies are cohesive, penetrative and ubiquitous with the propensity to transform every human activity. Thus, the tempo of religious practices within the influence of this digital pull cannot remain unaffected. This study examines the influence of digital technologies on religious endeavours in the era of Global Information Culture (GIC), particularly on global missions and how humans cannot escape the glue. Descriptive and phenomenological techniques were adopted to x-ray the concepts. The study also identifies the roles of GIC in supporting socio-economic development, influencing cultural and cross-cultural practices, and affecting religious and inter-religious relationships. The study submits that innovations in the GIC have influenced spirituality and Christian witnessing in the 21st century and concludes that in the current webbed dispensation, humanity becomes techno-sapiens and remains so even in their religious practices. The paper, therefore, recommends that stakeholders in the religious sector and practitioners of mission need to embrace and imbibe GIC for their maximum output in their respective endeavours.