239 JURNAL DARMA AGUNG, Vol. 30, No. 3, (2022) Desember : 239 - 252 MEMAHAMI REALITAS METAVERSE BERDASARKAN TEOLOGI KONTEKSTUAL Oleh : Padriadi Wiharjokusumo 1) Novita Romauli Saragih 2) Selamat Karo-Karo 3) Pangihutan Siringoringo 4) Akademi Pariwisata dan Perhotelan Darma Agung 1) Universitas Darma Agung, Medan 2,3) Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Lintas Budaya, Batam 4) E-mail: padriadiwiharjokusumo@gmail.com 1) novitaromaulisaragih@gmail.com 2) selamatkaro-karo@gmail.com 3) pangihutansiringoringo@gmail.com 4) ABSTRACT Metaverse is an expression of technological culture that has a global impact. These impacts will occur through knowledge, social, and geospatial. Artificial intelligence (AI) will connect all entities on earth through the internet, thereby creating layered information and experiences of a three-dimensional virtual world known as a Metaverse. It consists of four characteristics: First, Augmented Reality (AR), which is a technology that can be used by humans to unite two-dimensional (2D) and or three-dimensional (3D) objects into the virtual world. Second, Life Logging is an augmentative technology that records and reports the activities of objects and users. Third, Mirror Worlds, which is a reflection of the physical/real world into the virtual world. Fourth, Virtual Reality, where people are depicted as individuals who are similar to the original through 3D avatars. From a Christian perspective, the Metaverse in this study will be studied with a contextual theological approach through a combination of contextualization and the integrity of posthuman aspects and mysticism. This study focuses on evolutionary wholeness as identified by Teilhard through Delio's work. Meanwhile, the contextualization model refers to Bevans' view. The contextual wholeness method enables new ways to view, embrace, communicate, complex, and create the four areas of the Metaverse. Keywords: Metaverse, contextual theology, spirituality. ABSTRAK Metaverse adalah ekspresi budaya teknologi yang memiliki dampak global. Dampak tersebut akan terjadi melalui pengetahuan, sosial, dan geo-spasial. Artificial intelligent (AI) atau kecerdasan buatan akan menghubungkan semua entitas di bumi melalui sarana internet, sehingga menciptakan informasi berlapis dan pengalaman dunia virtual tiga dimensi yang dikenal dengan sebutan Metaverse. Metaverse ini memiliki empat karakteristik: Pertama, Augmented Reality (AR), yaitu teknologi yang dapat digunakan oleh manusia untuk menyatukan benda dua dimensi (2D), dan atau tiga dimensi (3D) ke dalam dunia virtual. Kedua, Life Logging adalah teknologi augmentatif yang merekam dan membuat laporan kegiatan objek dan pengguna. Ketiga, Mirror Worlds, yaitu refleksi dari dunia fisik/nyata ke