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Using YouTube as a Digital Pulpit. The Most Influential Catholic Youtubers in Spanish Speaking Countries: Who They Are and How They Communicate
Church, Communication and Culture, volume 8, issue 1 (2023), pp. 59-83
"The Internet and social networks have enabled the appearance of new Catholic preachers with intense activity and a high number of followers on their channels. YouTube has been no exception to this communication trend. Some of the religious communicators who use this social network have in fact beco
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The Pop Theology of Videogames: Producing and Playing with Religion
Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2023), 158 pp.
"Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such as Assassin’s Creed to find out how and why the Pop Theology of Videogames is so appealing to mod
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Fictional Practices of Spirituality I: Interactive Media
Bielefeld: transcript (2023), 476 pp.
"Fictional Practices of Spirituality" provides critical insight into the implementation of belief, mysticism, religion, and spirituality into worlds of fiction, be it interactive or non-interactive. This first volume focuses on interactive, virtual worlds - may that be the digital realms of video ga
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Tweeting for Religion: How Indonesian Islamic Fundamentalist Organizations Use Twitter
Journal of Media and Religion, volume 22, issue 1 (2023), pp. 1-16
"This study investigates how Islamic fundamentalists groups in Indonesia use Twitter to communicate with their stakeholders to achieve organizational goals. Based on previous work, three main functions of the use of social media by organizations were examined: spreading information, building and mai
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Alexa, Wie hast du's mit der Religion? Theologische Zugänge zu Technik und künstlicher Intelligenz
Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (wbg) (2023), 306 pp.
"Wie kann Theologie zu Technik und KI beitragen? Der Technikdiskurs ist aufgeladen mit religiösen Motiven, und Technologien wie Roboter fordern die Theologie, z. B. das Menschenbild, die Ethik und die religiöse Praxis, neu heraus. Der Sammelband erforscht aus theologischer Perspektive die drängen
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Discord or Dialogue: Religious Authorities on Twitter in Iraq, Lebanon, and Sudan
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 33 pp.
Religion auf Instagram: Analysen und Perspektiven
Freiburg et al.: Herder (2023), 390 pp.
"Neben großen Themen wie Beauty, Kochen und Katzen haben sich wachsende Nischen für religiöse Kommunikation im digitalen Raum etabliert. Instagram, das heißt heute auch: gelebte Religion, Bibel, Spiritualität, Kirchenpolitik, Seelsorge und Bildung. Der Band gibt Einblick in die Entwicklung von
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Infopastoral: O Agir Pastoral Numa Sociedade Em Transformação
São Paulo: Paulus (2023), 128 pp.
"A autora oferece aos comunicadores católicos uma nova proposta de evangelização e presença da Igreja no ambiente digital: a infopastoral, ou infopráxis, que nasce da convicção de que o povo de Deus precisa integrar a mensagem do Evangelho à cultura digital, na realidade da infosfera, e, ass
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Ecclesiology for a Digital Church: Theological Reflections on a New Normal
London: SCM Press (2022), xviii, 180 pp.
"This volume contains a collection of 12 chapters discussing the theme of the book, which focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications that this crisis holds for the church in the future. The main matter being examined in this book is the ecclesiological challenges and opportunities present
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La chiesa nel digitale: Strumenti e proposte
Todi: Tau Editrice; Associazione Web Cattolici Italiani (WECA) (2022), 247 pp.
"Il volume, nato dall’esperienza dei 150 video tutorial dell’Associazione Webmaster Cattolici Italiani (WECA), offre un cammino in quattro tappe per riflettere, scoprire, condividere sui social e pubblicare sul web l’esperienza di una Chiesa che, appunto, è presente anche nel mondo digitale.
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La formazione dei catechisti nell'era del cyberspazio: Nuovi processi formativi per catechisti
Todi: Tau Editrice (2022), 248 pp.
"L’avvento dell’era digitale ha interessato sempre più il settore di ricerca delle scienze della comunicazione con notevoli ricadute anche in campo catechetico. Questo libro prova a rispondere all’esigenza di formare una nuova figura di catechista chiamato ad interagire con i “soggetti digi
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Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds
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Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2022), xii, 294 pp.
"This book offers a critical and systematic survey of the study of religion and digital media. It covers religious engagement with a wide range of digital media forms and highlights examples of new media engagement in all five of the major world religions. From mobile apps and video games to virtual
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Sacred Cyberspaces: Catholicism, New Media, and the Religious Experience
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press (2022), xvii, 218 pp.
"Sacred Cyberspaces reveals how long-standing conflicts over power, influence, and legitimacy within religious organizations are being waged in the digital realm. Oren Golan and Michele Martini describe the tensions that arise as religious groups seek to reach the faithful in online spaces where tra
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La formazione dei catechisti nell’era del cyberspazio: Nuovi processi formativi per catechisti
Todi (IT): Tau Editrice (2022), 248 pp.
"L’avvento dell’era digitale ha interessato sempre più il settore di ricerca delle scienze della comunicazione con notevoli ricadute anche in campo catechetico. Questo libro prova a rispondere all’esigenza di formare una nuova figura di catechista chiamato ad interagire con i “soggetti digi
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Pastoral Communication in the Digital Age: Reality, Reflections and Response
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Signis (2022), 43 pp.
"In terms of the pastoral challenges presented by ICT, this paper demonstrates the need for the Church and her pastoral leaders to skillfully and wisely navigate the realm of technology in order to put this gift granted by God to the best use. This demands that pastoral leaders and faith communicato
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Digitale Communities: Eine Pilotstudie zur Followerschaft von christlichen Influencer*innen auf Instagram
Berlin: midi; Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung (2022), 88 pp.
"Die vorliegende Pilotstudie kontextualisiert zunächst das Phänomen, das sich hinter dem Begriff „Digitale Communities“ verbirgt im Feld der wissenschaftlichen Begleitforschung und nimmt begriffliche Schärfungen vor (Kap. 2). Im Zentrum stehen dann die empirischen Ergebnisse der Befragung der
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Communication Leading to Communion: Social Communications in the Digital Culture Through the Catholic Church’s Engagement in Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Religion and Social Communication, volume 20, issue 2 (2022), pp. 369-396
"With the prohibition of religious gatherings by the Philippine government to help curb the spread of the COVID-19, the Catholic Church had to close its doors to the public and instead hold masses and other activities online, primarily utilizing the livestreaming features of Facebook. The study prob
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Empathy: The Key to Handle Digital Communications Post-Pandemic
Religion and Social Communication, volume 20, issue 1 (2022), pp. 143-159
"This essay establishes the four phenomena that have characterized the pandemic and digital communications. This refers to infodemic, which is the abundance of information and difficulty to manage it; hypersensitivity, indicated in classifying actors as heroes and villains; the development of atypic
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Santa Dulce dos pobres: Canonização e engajamento no Instagram
In: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas VII: atualidades
Daniela Magalhaes Costa de Jesus, José Gileá, Kátia Maria Mendes Silva, Pedro Camilo de Figueirêdo Neto (eds.)
Editora Mente Aberta (2022), pp. 252-265
"Santa Dulce dos Pobres foi a primeira mulher brasileira a receber esse título pela Igreja Católica, o que reforça a hipótese de que esse episódio, somado à sua trajetória de doação e entrega ao bem comum, associado ao trabalho que continuou com as Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce (OSID), especial
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Influenciadores digitais da fé: Celebridades ou evangelizadores?
Rumores, volume 16, issue 31 (2022), pp. 230-252
"Este trabalho apresenta uma reflexão inicial sobre o conceito de influenciadores digitais, considerando as perspectivas anteriores dos estudos de celebridades, com objetivo de propor novas dimensões para a análise desse fenômeno circunscrito no ambiente da fé. Buscando apreender os fenômenos
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