Religion Online: How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray [2 volumes]
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20190331
Praeger
| Pages | 624 |
| Topics | Religion: Comparative;Current Events and Issues: New Media and Journalism;Artificial Intelligence: Its Future Uses in Religious Compassion;Big Data and Religion;Evangelicals and Conservative Protestants in the Digital Age;From Facebook to Instagram: The Role of Social Media in Religious Communities;Has Dogma Given Way to Religion Light in Cyberspace?;Hinduism and Internet in India;The Militarization of Religion;Mormons in the Digital Age;Muslims in the Digital Age |
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9781440853722
MLA
August E. Grant, Amanda F. C. Sturgill, Chiung Hwang Chen and Daniel A. Stout. Religion Online: How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440853722.
Chicago Manual of Style
August E. Grant, Amanda F. C. Sturgill, Chiung Hwang Chen and Daniel A. Stout. Religion Online: How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray [2 volumes]. Praeger, 2019. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440853722
APA
August E. Grant, Amanda F. C. Sturgill, Chiung Hwang Chen and Daniel A. Stout. (2019). Religion Online: How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440853722
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Religion Online provides new insights about religiosity in a contemporary context, offering a comprehensive look at the intersection of digital media, faith communities, and practices of all sorts.
• Shows how religion is as important as politics in contemporary public affairs• Breaks new ground on the subject of media and religion (e.g., studying actual audiences, exploring cultural religion outside denominations, and synthesizing communication and sociology of religion)
• Features a variety of diverse voices from different faiths to give readers a broad overview of ideas
• Describes how young adults have a unique affinity for new media and are more comfortable using them in religious worship than previous generations
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Table of Contents
Religion Online: How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray [2 volumes]
Author(s): August E. Grant, Amanda F. C. Sturgill, Chiung Hwang Chen and Daniel A. StoutContributors: Grant, August; Stout, Daniel; Chen, Chiung; Sturgill, Amanda;Abstract:Religion Online provides new insights about religiosity in a contemporary context, offering a comprehensive look at the intersection of digital media, faith communities, and practices of all sorts.
• Shows how religion is as important as politics in contemporary public affairs• Breaks new ground on the subject of media and religion (e.g., studying actual audiences, exploring cultural religion outside denominations, and synthesizing communication and sociology of religion)
• Features a variety of diverse voices from different faiths to give readers a broad overview of ideas
• Describes how young adults have a unique affinity for new media and are more comfortable using them in religious worship than previous generations
Editor(s): Grant, August; Stout, Daniel; Chen, Chiung; Sturgill, Amanda;SortTitle: religion online: how digital technology is changing the way we worship and pray [2 volumes]Author Info:August E. GranteditorDaniel A. StouteditorChiung Hwang CheneditorAmanda F. C. SturgilleditoreISBN-13: 9781440853722Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440853722.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440853715Imprint: PraegerPages: 624Publication Date: 20190331Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Volume 1: Religion in Cyberspace v1:iii4
- Title v1:iii4
- Copyright v1:iv5
- Contents v1:v6
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Religion in Cyberspace v1:18
- Chapter 2: Posting, Sharing, and Religious Testifying: New Rituals in the Online Religious Environment v1:1118
- Chapter 3: From Facebook to Instagram: The Role of Social Media in Religious Communities v1:2734
- How Faith Communities Recruit, Build Relationships, and Manage Relationships v1:2734
- Types of Social Media Use by Religious Institutions and Organizations v1:2936
- Early (1990–2005) Digital Media Use v1:3037
- Current Social Media Practices v1:3138
- Identity, Retention, and Member-Organization Interaction v1:3138
- Common Types of Social Media for Faith Communities v1:3441
- Personal Use, Identity Management, and Individual Purpose v1:3441
- Interaction with Other Members v1:3542
- Interaction with the House v1:3643
- Case Studies on Social Media Use by Four Houses of Worship v1:3744
- Projecting the Future v1:4047
- References v1:4047
- Chapter 4: Cultural Communities of Religion in the Digital Landscape v1:4754
- Chapter 5: Artificial Intelligence: Its Future Uses in Religious Compassion v1:5764
- Chapter 6: Salvation by Algorithm: When Big Data Meets God v1:6774
- Chapter 7: Spiritual Bazaars and Marketplaces of Faith: Beliefnet and the Lifestyle Branding of Religion in the Digital Age v1:8491
- Chapter 8: The Internet as Religion: How Online Media Is Altering Worship and Belief among Catholic Priests v1:97104
- Introduction v1:97104
- Literature Review v1:98105
- Identity Construction, Relationship Building, Evangelization, and Promotion v1:102109
- Constructing an Identity while Considering Different Audiences v1:104111
- Priests’ Professional versus Personal Representation on Facebook Maintains Religious Authority v1:105112
- Building Relationships on Facebook Maintains Religious Authority v1:107114
- Evangelization Maintains Religious Authority on Facebook v1:109116
- Promotional Capabilities of Facebook Aid Priests’ Religious Authority v1:110117
- Projecting the Future v1:113120
- References v1:114121
- Chapter 9: Accessibility and Congregational Web Sites v1:116123
- Chapter 10: A Virtual Space for All: How Religious Organizations Use Web Sites to Meet the Spiritual and Informational Needs of Believers, Seekers, and Skeptics v1:137144
- Characteristics and Effects of Web Site Design v1:138145
- Features and Functions of Religious Organization Web Sites v1:138145
- Web Site Design and User Perceptions v1:142149
- Web Site Links, Interconnectivity, and Online Traffic v1:142149
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Engaging Believers and Seekers Online v1:143150
- Web Site Content and Discourse Analysis v1:144151
- Critical Discourse Analysis and Religious Organization Web Sites v1:144151
- Applications of Typologies of Discourse v1:145152
- Centre for Islamic Enlightening: Using Web Sites to Construct and Enact an Identity v1:146153
- Technology and Its Impact on Religion and Web-Based Communication v1:147154
- Impact of Technology on Religious Web Sites v1:147154
- Influence of Technology on Religious Practice v1:148155
- Virtual Enlightenment: Using Technology to Enable the Study and Practice of Buddhism v1:149156
- Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Directions v1:149156
- Future of Religious Organization Web Sites v1:152159
- Note v1:153160
- References v1:153160
- Chapter 11: Online-Ritual and the Active Participation of the Faithful: Digital Technology and the Roman Catholic Liturgy v1:160167
- Chapter 12: When Foucault Met Deleuze in a Cybercafé: Won Buddhist Cybercafés and Mind-Assessing Diaries v1:174181
- Introduction v1:174181
- Mind-Assessing Diaries and Self-Cultivation v1:176183
- Methods of Approach and Theoretical Frameworks v1:177184
- Confessional Discourse Inside and Outside Cyberspace v1:178185
- Body without Organs: Intensities of Cyber Confession v1:180187
- Cybercafés for Keeping a Mind-Assessing Diary v1:183190
- Interpretation v1:190197
- Note v1:191198
- References v1:191198
- Chapter 13: The Militarization of Religions in the Digital Age v1:194201
- Chapter 14: Online Meditation, Yoga, and Rising Interest in Eastern Philosophy v1:214221
- Defining Yoga and Explaining Its Importance at the Global Level v1:214221
- The Essence of Yoga v1:215222
- The History of Modern Yoga v1:216223
- Modern Yoga and Technology v1:219226
- Yoga, Religion, and Controversy v1:222229
- Yoga and Islam v1:223230
- Christian Yoga v1:224231
- Conclusion v1:225232
- Note v1:226233
- References v1:226233
- Chapter 15: Religion, Entertainment, and Ritual: From the Old Testament to Tomorrow v1:231238
- Entertainment and Religious Ritual v1:231238
- Purposes of Entertainment Rituals in Christian Life v1:232239
- Historical Entertainment Rituals in Christianity v1:233240
- The Present of Entertainment and Religion v1:236243
- Toward the Future of Entertainment and Religion v1:240247
- The Future of Religion and Entertainment v1:241248
- Conclusion v1:244251
- References v1:245252
- Chapter 16: Festivals in the Digital Age: The Internet’s Role in Cultural Religions from “Deadheads” to “Parrotheads” to “Spreadheads” v1:248255
- Ball Sports and Public Spheres v1:249256
- The Rise of the Dead v1:251258
- Cheeseburger in Paradise and a Side of Phish v1:252259
- Deadheads in Khakis v1:254261
- Utopia, Resurrection, and Human Sacrifice v1:255262
- Burners, Bonnaroovians, and Whatever People Who Attend Coachella Are Called v1:257264
- Religion May Not Be Dead, But It Smells Like It Has Been Partying for Two Days v1:259266
- References v1:262269
- Chapter 17: Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters: Dimensions of Neoreligiosity v1:266273
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