AI and Its Influence: Legal and Religious Perspectives

Dear Colleagues:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to transform the world(s) in which we live. In many ways, it already has. Law and religion have long been considered world-creating phenomena, albeit in distinct (and sometimes overlapping) ways. The impact of AI’s ascendency on legal systems and on religion is under-explored, and thus this Special Issue seeks to fill that gap. This Special Issue aims to answer several questions related to AI, law, and religion, namely:

• What impact(s) will AI have on religious legal systems?
• What impact(s) will AI have on religious authority?
• What impact(s) might AI have on different areas of religious practice?
• How might the influence of AI on both law and religion impact the regulation of religion by civil authority?  
• How might the regulation of AI by civil authority influence AI’s impacts on the religious lives of individuals and/or communities? 

While we recognize that the influence will not be unidirectional, we aim to focus on AI’s influence on law and religion to foreground the repercussions of AI on the religious experiences of individuals and communities. 

We are particularly interested in assembling a Special Issue that features the work of scholars from a range of fields (law, religious studies, computer science, philosophy, anthropology, among others), as well as diverse geographic and religious contexts.

Prof. Dr. Michael Broyde
Dr. Whittney Barth
Guest Editors

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• artificial intelligence
• religion
• law
• authority
• legal systems