Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Since the 1980s, the popularity of the Camino has increased dramatically. Media narratives, like Hollywood movies and best seller novels, encourage people to become pilgrims and share their own stories online. Dr. Suzanne van der Beek from Tilburg University has just finished a research into the 'modern pilgrim' and the Camino: "Why do we think that religion, spirituality and meaning making are contradictory to online culture?"
Since the 1980s, the popularity of the Camino has increased dramatically. Media narratives, like Hollywood movies and best seller novels, encourage people to become pilgrims and share their own stories online. Dr. Suzanne van der Beek from Tilburg University has just finished a research into the 'modern pilgrim' and the Camino: "Why do we think that religion, spirituality and meaning making are contradictory to online culture?"










