The Vatican is praying that this year\u2019s must-have Christmas gadget will not be an Apple Watch or Kindle, but rather its eRosary device.<\/p>\n
The \u00a399 bracelet, which is activated by making the sign of the cross with it, is aimed at tracking a devotee\u2019s progress through a range of prayers and is accessed using an app called Click to Pray. It even doubles as a fitness monitor, tracking the wearer\u2019s steps, location and calories burnt.<\/p>\n
In increasingly secular western societies, technology and religion may seem at odds. Since 1993, for example, the number of Britons who think \u201cwe believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith\u201d has fallen from 43 per cent to 27 per cent, according to the British Social Attitudes annual survey.<\/p>\n
Some organised religions, however, are using technology to interact with communities in an attempt to forge connections between devotees and fuel engagement. Religious education, relationships, habits and knowledge are being transformed as social media allows laypeople to network with clerics and other religious figures.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Religions show faith in power of technology https:\/\/t.co\/okWvcq1Pkr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Financial Times (@FT) December 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n