Book IV — The Age of Networked Divinity (1999–2011)
By Justin Z. Martinez“Web 2.0 births social liturgies. Data becomes currency. Algorithms evolve into proto-oracles.”About this book
Summary
Book IV — The Age of Networked Divinity (1999–2011) explores the rise of Web 2.0 as a spiritual epoch in digital evolution — an era where connection became creed and algorithms shaped the rituals of daily life. Through vivid storytelling and philosophical reflection, it examines how social media transformed human interaction into a liturgy of sharing, how data replaced gold as the new sacred currency, and how the Feed emerged as both oracle and altar. This volume reveals how technology blurred the boundaries between communication and communion, and how belief itself became programmable.Book information
Genre
Technology
Length
52 mins
Publish date
Oct 17, 2025
Language
English
About the Author
Justin Z. Martinez
Table of Contents
1Prologue — The Feed as Faith
10Chapter 9 — The Change of the Self
2Part I — The Birth of the Digital Congregation Chapter 1 — The Dawn of Web 2.0
11Part IV — The Hidden Monasteries of Data Chapter 10 — The Cloud Ascends
3Chapter 2 — The Social Gospel
12Chapter 11 — Surveillance as Sacrament
4Chapter 3 — Digital Evangelists
13Chapter 12 — Monetizing Meaning
5Part II — The Altar of the Algorithm Chapter 4 — The Emergence of the Feed
14Part V — The Collapse of the Commons Chapter 13 — The Rise of Echo Temples
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