Technological advancement and the development of AI will transform the concept of the divine, according to the Da Vinci Code author.
Speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Mr Brown he admitted his prediction may not be welcomed by clerics, but called for greater harmony between the world's great religions and those who profess no faith.
He said: "Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share a gospel, loosely, and it's important that we all realise that.
"Our religions are much more similar than they are different.
"Our need for that exterior god, that sits up there and judges us ... will diminish and eventually disappear."
He forecast the emergence of "some form of global consciousness that we perceive and that becomes our divine".
Brown made the provocative remark during a talk to promote his latest novel ‘Origin’, the fifth in a series following Harvard professor Robert Langdon, the protagonist of ‘The Da Vinci Code’, which questioned the history of Christianity.
‘Origin’ was inspired by the question "Will God survive science?", said Brown, adding this had never happened in the history of humanity.
Set in Spain, ‘Origin’ opens with Langdon arriving at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao for an announcement by a reclusive billionaire futurist that promises to "change the face of science forever".
Part of the book is set in Barcelona, capital of the northern region of Catalonia that is now in the grip of a secession crisis.
Brown, who studied art history in Seville, expressed his concern and sympathy for both sides in the political stand-off.
He said: "I love Catalonia. I love Spain. I hope they work it out. It's a heartbreaking situation, but it's also a sign of the times.”
He said the crisis also reflected the tension in society between the ancient and the modern
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