Between Myth and Machine: Technocracy, Eschatology, the Future of Plural Civilization

Between Myth and Machine explores one of the most urgent cultural convergences of our time: the fusion of inherited apocalyptic narratives with global technocratic infrastructure.Ancient prophetic language now travels through algorithms. Religious absolutism circulates at digital speed. Artificial intelligence is alternately cast as demon, savior, or fulfillment of ancient prophecy. Meanwhile, platforms quietly encode moral assumptions into systems that govern speech, commerce, and visibility.This book examines how literalist strands within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam interact with modern technocracy. It analyzes the rise of new moral panics, the digital resurrection of Satanic hysteria, the monetization of apocalypse through podcast culture, and the projection of ancient demonology onto artificial intelligence.Rather than calling for abolition of religion or rejection of technology, Mark Gordon Brown proposes a disciplined alternative: recovery of classical plural sensibility. Drawing on the multiplicity of the ancient pagan world, the book argues for symbolic literacy, educational reform, transparent governance, and proportionate technological design.Artificial intelligence is not revelation. It is a test of maturity.Between Myth and Machine challenges readers to examine the stories shaping their perception and to decide whether technocracy will narrow civilization into digital dogma or open it into plural renaissance.History remains open.