A Catholic bishop silenced by the Vatican creates a virtual diocese to spread his message through cyberspace. Orthodox Jews and conservative Christians flock to the Internet to connect the most traditional of believers with the newest of technologies. Technopagans conduct a cyber- ritual to welcome the pagan god into cyberspace, and Buddhists seek enlightenment in electronic sanghas. Artificial intelligences and life-forms flourish online, undermining age-old ideas of what is sacred. Cyberspace is redefining religion-and reshaping how the world prays, worships, and believes.

In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed spirituality and cyberspace writer Jeff Zaleski charts the radical impact of technology upon belief. Exploring the profound challenges and promises cyberspace holds for religion, and examining the new Digital Crusades that are sending people of every faith surging through the online universe, Zaleski draws a stunning portrait of spirituality in the electronic age.