Media Processes: transformations of religious discourse in the context of algorithmization 163 ingly, we will seek out the possible transformations of Christian religious discourse by the processes emerging from algorithms in these first two decades of the 21st century. We will analyze the platforms created and used by the Historic Christian Churches, prioritizing those we have been studying since 2002 (cf. Gomes, 2010). In this case, taking into consideration the three previous moments, we will delve deeper into the current phase in the process, highlighting: how the problem of algorithms has ap- peared in the Christian discourse (institutional or otherwise); what are the foundations of the current reflections made by the religious field; what and how do the marks of its manifesta- tions stand out in the context of reflections involving religious discourse A . s this is an emerging issue, it is on the horizon of the work to listen to institutional actors as well as social actors associated with the religious world, as a source of observation of something that is in process, albeit in a “confused” phase, but which is moving forward. This is mediatization in process, this time conformed to new scenarios in which dynamics affect all social practices, not to mention their foundations and, specifi- cally, their binding aspects. In the Catholic case, there is little information on stud- ies that seek to examine the first traces of these problems in the context of social practices, such as those involving the issue of religiosity. What do the Vatican, the CNBB, pastoral organiza- tions, etc. say about this issue? We have had reflections on media and religion in the recent past. This cannot be said of the present moment. I believe that this is an angle to be captured by research that is closely affiliated with the problem of media processes. What algorithms do to religion. What religions/religiosities are born with algorithms? Are they sources of new devotionalities? We start from the assumption that the object pre- cedes the method (Faxina & Gomes, 2016), and we will work in movements. The first movement will be in the direction of deter- mining the state of the art of religious discourse in the context of algorithmic mediatization. This will be done through an in- depth analysis of the websites and platforms of the most impor-
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