From Disciples to Followers: Questioning the Digital Experience of Religions Online

The 2026 edition of the UCSIA Summer School is titled “From Disciples to Followers: Questioning the Digital Experience of Religions Online”, and marks the final year of UCSIA’s three-year cycle on “Religion & Politics: (Dis)Entanglements in Communities and Societies”.

This summer school invites early-career scholars to critically examine how digital technologies, online platforms, and political economies are reshaping religious practices, publics, authorities, and forms of belonging.

The Faculty

Two experts have already confirmed their attendance:

Yasmin Moll (University of Michigan) is a socio-cultural anthropologist whose work explores the intersections of religion, media, politics, and ethics in the Middle East and North Africa.

Alessandra Vitullo (Sapienza University of Rome) is a sociologist specializing in digital religion, online mediation of belief, and the transformation of religious authority and belonging in digital cultures.