Cybergrace: The Search for God in the Digital World

(Crown Publishing, 1996)

At the close of the 20th century, as digital technologies were rapidly reshaping society, Cybergrace offered a prescient exploration of the spiritual questions raised by the emerging internet. Bridging theology, philosophy, and cultural criticism, the book examines how our longing for transcendence, immortality, and connection is mirrored—and sometimes distorted—by the technologies we create.

Rather than dismissing digital culture as soulless or secular, Cybergrace argues that the virtual world reveals deep, often unconscious desires for grace, community, and meaning. It calls for a spirituality that is not disembodied, but rooted in presence, responsibility, and vulnerability—even in virtual spaces.

Originally published in 1996, Cybergrace remains a provocative meditation on what it means to be human—and humane—in a world increasingly shaped by advanced digital technologies.