For a more recent CV and list of publications see my page on Academia.edu
I am currently interested in the relationship between Religion and Technology and the Future of Religion. As technology advances, it is informed by religious values and concerns and it influences the way humans interact in religious institutions and their conceptions of spirituality. I run a research group each semester of students who are engaged in working on these problems with me. We are working on issues like artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the future of religion. The research group is open to majors and minors in Religious Studies. If you would like to be a part of it please contact me at reedrw@appstate.edu
Recent Publications
“The theology of GPT-2: Religion and Artificial Intelligence”, Religion Compass, 15:11 (Nov 2021)
“A.I. in Religion, A.I. for Religion, A.I. and Religion: Towards a Theory of Religious Studies and Artificial Intelligence”, Religions, 12:6, (2021)
“Teaching Religion with Data”, with Alaina Doyle, Wabash Journal, 2:2 (2021)
“Is Alexa My Neighbor: The Religious Future of Home A.I. Devices”, with Laura Ammon, Journal of Post-Human Studies, 3:2, (2019)
“A New Pantheon: Artificial Intelligence and Her”, Journal of Religion and Film 22:2 (Oct, 2018)
The Emerging Church, Millennials and Religion, Vol 1. Eds. Randall Reed and Michael Zbaraschuk. Cascade Publishers (2018)
“The Southern Strategy” in The Emerging Church, Millennials and Religion, Vol 1. Eds. Randall Reed and Michael Zbaraschuk. Cascade Publishers (2018)
“Millennials and the Challenge to Institutions” in The Emerging Church, Millennials and Religion, Vol 1. Eds. Randall Reed and Michael Zbaraschuk. Cascade Publishers (2018)
“Identity and the Emerging Church” (co-author Katharine Sarah Moody), Journal for Scientific Study of Religion (March 2017)
Title: Professor of Religious Studies
Department: Philosophy and Religion
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-2428