Spiritual but not religious (SBNRs) and theists encounter spirit tech

Abstract

Technology and spirituality are areas rarely researched together. But that is what Wesley Wildman and Kate Stockly have done in Spirit Tech: The Brave New World of Consciousness Hacking and Enlightenment Engineering (Wildman & Stockly, 2021) . The book is practically a product review of new and more e ffi cient ways to gain spiritual experience, even if the essence of this experience is not fi rmly fi xed. No matter, the book insists we are entering a brave new world where consciousness can be “ hacked ” and “ enlightenment ” engineered.