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Digital Afterlife: Death Matters in a Digital Age
Boca Raton; London; New York: CRC Press (2020), xv, 213 pp.
"The book covers a variety of matters that have been neglected in other research texts, for example: the legal, ethical, and philosophical conundrums of Digital Afterlife; the ways digital media are currently being used to expand the possibilities of commemorating the dead and managing the grief of
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Online Temptations: COVID-19 and Religious Misinformation in the MENA Region
Social Media + Society, volume 6, issue 3 (2020), pp. 1-4
"Issues of verification in the age of mass media, and now social media, have been a long-discussed topic among Islamic media scholars. While Islam might be a common thread in COVID-19 religious misinformation, there is nothing inherently Islamic to the religious tinged elements of misinformation on
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Expressões de fé: A construção de sentido nos comentários de transmissões religiosas no Facebook
Vitória: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Artes, Master Thesis (2020), 185 pp.
"Investiga os efeitos de sentido, como são construídos e que valores são colocados em circulação no espaço destinado aos comentários nas transmissões ao vivo das missas pelo Facebook. Busca entender como, ao longo da transmissão, acontecem as interações entre público, padre e plataforma
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The Bible, Social Media, and Digital Culture
New York: Routledge (2020), 129 pp.
"This book [...] examines the shift from a propositional to a therapeutic approach to faith from a sociological standpoint. The book covers two research projects in particular: the Twitter Gospels and Online Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. It explores the data as it relates to Abby Day's concept of pe
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Menschliche Gesellschaft 4.0: (christliche) Beiträge zum digitalen Wandel
Freiburg: Herder (2020), 141 pp.
"Grundlage für die im Buch enthaltenen Aufsätze ist eine Fachtagung, die im Juli 2019 vom Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück e. V. und dem Ludwig-Windhorst-Haus, der Katholischen Sozialen Akademie des Bistums Osnabrück, initiiert wurde. Dabei sollte das Zentrum der Tagung (und damit des
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Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xi, 179 pp.
"Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Rel
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Christliche Influencer: In der Aufmerksamkeitsspirale
Herder Korrespondenz, issue 4 (2020), pp. 38-40
"Christiche Akteure im Netz: Die einen bieten allerlei Lebensdienliches, die anderen punkten mit Provokationen. Die Kirchen sollten sich von diesem Medienphänomen nicht zu viel versprechen. Denn es steht für ein Christentum, das sich der digitalen Marktlogik unterwirft und nicht in der realen Welt
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"In March/April 2020 most churches around the world have been forced to close their doors due to the need for social distancing and local lock-downs in order to fight off the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The result was traditional churches had to make an unplanned and swift transition towards techn
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Digital creatives and the rethinking of religious authority
London; New York: Routledge (2020), ix, 226 pp.
"The book Digital Creatives and the Rethinking of Religious Authority makes a valuable contribution to the study of how religious authority is evolving in the digital age. The author synthesizes previous research and introduces a new framework for categorizing types of religious authority in digital
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Kirchliche Pannen und ungenutzte Potenziale: Grundlagen religiöser Kommunikation im digitalen Umfeld
Forum Weltkirche, issue 4 (2020), pp. 30-33
"Längst ist die Kirche auch in den sozialen Medien angekommen. Gleichzeitig reagieren viele Bistümer aber noch verhalten auf die digitale Glaubensverkündigung und Evangelisierung im Web. Dabei bergen die sozialen Medien das bislang wenig genutzte Potenzial zur Beziehungspflege, das oft verloren g
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There's an App for That: Headspace, Meditation, and the Shifting Religious Landscape of a Digital World
Bard College (2020), 50 pp.
"[This publication] is a senior project in Religious Studies that explores the conditions, both historical and clinical, which led to the popularity of the guided meditation app Headspace, and the cultural attitudes that surround mindfulness meditation in America." (Publisher description)
Mediatized Religion in Asia: Studies on Digital Media and Religion
London; New York: Routledge (2019), xv, 231 pp.
"This edited volume discusses mediatized religion in Asia, examining the intensity and variety of constructions and processes related to digital media and religion in Asia today. Individual chapters present case studies from various regions and religious traditions in Asia, critically discussing the
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Priests in Nigeria and the Use of Social Media
Journal of Inculturation Theology, volume 16, issue 1 (2019), pp. 116-130
"The Church should continually take advantage of the on-going digital revolution to advance her goals cf propagating the good news and salvation' of souls (salus animarum). Priests have a responsibility to explore the potentials of social media in realizing the objectives of new evangelization. Usin
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Gott und die digitale Revolution
Regensburg: Pustet (2019), 230 pp.
"Algorithmen nehmen zunehmend Einfluss auf unser Leben. Ein Konsens darüber, dass nicht das technisch Mögliche, sondern das gesellschaftlich Sinnvolle passiert, setzt einen konstruktiven Dialog voraus. Segen oder Fluch der Digitalisierung hängen wesentlich von vorgegebenen Werturteilen ab. Doch w
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Social Communication Needs for the Church in Myanmar: Towards an "Online Church"!
Manila: University of Santo Tomas, Master Thesis (2019), xiv, 152 pp.
"Radio Veritas Asia-Myanmar Service (RVA-MS) had been broadcasting socio-political and religious programming in Shortwave (SW) since November 11, 1978. However, on 30 June 2018, RVA stopped broadcasting in SW and migrated to the internet-based multiplatform broadcasting along with the use of Social
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Quranic App Practices Among Multilingual Muslim Youth in Denmark
Apples – Journal of Applied Language Studies, volume 13, issue 4 (2019), pp. 43-69
"This article sheds light on a set of religious literacy practices which have so far received very little scientific attention, namely ‘quranic app practices’. Quranic app practices are conceptualized as ways of engaging with the Quran through religious apps on smartphones or tablets. The articl
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Christian Ethics for a Digital Society
Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2019), xi, 177 pp.
"Instead of just worrying about the next technological gadget or app, it s time we consider what Christianity has to offer a world increasingly reimagined in a digital landscape. This book provides a new perspective on how to assess digital technology use, development, and expansion through a lens o
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The Bible and Digital Millennials
Milton: Routledge (2019), xi, 126 pp.
"Explores the place of the Bible in the lives of 18 to 35 year-olds who have been born into the digital age. As the use of digital media becomes increasingly pervasive, it should follow that it will have a significant effect on people’s engagement with religion and the sacred texts associated with
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Les anges au portail du web: L'ange entre ciel et terre, des religions au numérique
Paris: L'Harmattan (2019), 142 pp.
"A l’ère du numérique, séraphins, chérubins et autres figures angéliques peuplent toujours notre imaginaire. Les images de ces êtres pourtant invisibles se multiplient : ils sont présents dans les religions traditionnelles, dans l’ésotérisme de néo-spiritualités et classiquement repr
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