(Post-)Digital Religious Education: Transformations, Explorations, Challenges and Potentials of Digitalization in the Context of International Knowledge Transfer

Digital transformation within the school context, and consequently of RE, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reshaped teaching methods, learning objectives, and pedagogical approaches. This paper explores the theoretical debate on the digital mediatization as well as the potential integration of digital tools in religious education within both formal and non-formal contexts and its impact on International Knowledge transfer (IKT). It highlights challenges, ethical concerns, and opportunities. While German-speaking research has already fostered extensive debates on digital RE, international studies in Digital Religion research have largely overlooked its educational dimensions. This article calls for further empirical and hermeneutical research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the development of digital religious literacy, alongside critical digital media education to navigate ideological and technological shifts. By addressing AI, the evolution of transhumanism and posthumanism, and digital ethics, it underscores the need for a critical, globally connected approach within the field of (post-)digital religious education.