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Transnational Religious Practices on Facebook
CyberOrient, volume 11, issue 2 (2017), pp. 6-91
"The Yezidis' re-appropriation of their religion in recent years reveals their beliefs more clearly than ever: especially through media. The community uses Facebook as a tool to show its identity in a way that was unimaginable throughout its prior history. Today, cyberspace provides them an environm
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E o verbo se fez rede: Uma análise da circulaçao do "católico" em redes comunicacionais online
Sao Leopoldo: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Doctoral Thesis (2016), 498 pp.
"Esta tese analisa como se organizam os processos midiáticos de circulação do “católico” em redes comunicacionais online, que emergem em plataformas sociodigitais, como Facebook e Twitter. A análise se dá por meio de um estudo de casos múltiplos, articulado com gestos de lurking e entrevi
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A Missional Study of the Use of Social Media (Facebook) by Some Ghanaian Pentecostal Pastors
KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, volume 81, issue 2 (2016), 8 pp.
"Social media as a new phenomenon has become a tool used by many televangelists and pastors all over the world. It is against this background that this research sought to explore the Facebook activities of some Ghanaian Pentecostal pastors from a missional perspective. The article deals with the con
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"This thesis is a theoretically framed and historically informed sociological analysis of how digital technology usage shapes religious identity in Pakistan. The development literature is dominated by assumptions of technologically driven progress towards secularisation and studies of technology pro
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Building the Sacred Community Online: The Dual Use of the Internet by Chabad
Media, Culture & Society, volume 38, issue 1 (2016), pp. 71-88
"Religious communities have ongoing concerns about Internet use, as it intensifies the clash between tradition and modernity, a clash often found in traditionally inclined societies. Nevertheless, as websites become more useful and widely accessible, religious and communal stakeholders have continuo
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Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic (2016), x, 175 pp.
"This informed theology of communication and media analyzes how we consume new media and technologies and discusses the impact on our social and religious lives. Combining expertise in religion online, theology, and technology, the authors synthesize scholarly work on religion and the internet for a
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"This ebook is designed to be a primer to provide everything you need to know about social media and how to use it effectively in your community. You’ll learn: why social media matters in today’s ministry environment; how to build a social media ministry team; how to develop a social media plan;
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Friending God: Social Media, Spirituality and Community
New York: Crossroad Publishing Company (2016), 90 pp.
The Role and Usage of Apps and Instant Messaging in Religious Mass Events
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, volume 4, issue 3 (2016), pp. 29-42
"In the religious sector, for centuries, pilgrimages have been a clear example of mass events of a spiritual nature. Due to globalization and increased mobility, recent times have seen the multiplication of international events without a fixed location: Taizé encounters, Kumbh Mela (India), and Wor
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Religious Conversations in the Marketplace: The Philippine Church Online
Religion and Social Communication, volume 14, issue 1 (2016), pp. 60-85
Assessing changes in the study of religious communities in digital religion studies
Church, Communication and Culture, volume 1, issue 1 (2016), pp. 73-89
"This article provides a focused review of researches undertaken within Digital religion studies in the last three decades, specifically highlighting how religious communities have been studied and approached within this area. It highlights the dominant theoretical and methodological approaches empl
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A Digital Culture Ministry: A Case of the Korean Church
Religion and Social Communication, volume 14, issue 1 (2016), pp. 40-59
Das Evangelium und die digitale Welt: Was wir aus der Geschichte für die Zukunft der Medien lernen können
Hannover: Lutherisches Verlagshaus (LVH) (2016), 160 pp.
"Das Evangelium als ein spezifischer Deutungszusammenhang hat zu allen Zeiten zur Kommunikation herausgefordert. Mit den jeweils neuesten Techniken und durch alle verfügbaren Kanäle wurde die Frohe Botschaft von der Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen in alle Welt gesendet. Matthias Gülzow stellt diachr
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Religion, Communications, and Judaism: The Case of Digital Chabad
Media, Culture & Society, volume 38, issue 1 (2016), pp. 89-95
"In their article on 'Building the Sacred Community Online', Oren Golan and Nurit Stadler zoom in on the latest attempts of Chabad, the extrovert Jewish Hasidic group, to harness the newest digital technologies to propagate and popularize its staunchly traditionalist reading of Jewish heritage. Also
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New Media to Promote Religious Communication in Jainism: An Exploratory Study
Religion and Social Communication, volume 13, issue 1 (2015), pp. 47-64
Social Media Use in Religious Communication: The Christian Migrants of Kerala, India
Religion and Social Communication, volume 13, issue 1 (2015), pp. 65-81
"The paper focuses on the social media use in religious communication by Kerala Christians who largely migrated after India's independence to Ahmedabat, Gujarat, India. Further, the paper attempts to analyze the way digital and social media are accessed and utilized by the migrant Kerala Christians
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Online Mission and Ministry: A Theological and Practical Guide
New York: SPCK Publishing (2015), ix, 130 pp.
Muslims in Cyberspace: Exploring Factors Influencing Online Religious Engagements in Malaysia
Media Asia, volume 42, issue 1-2 (2015), pp. 61-73
"The emergence of Islam and Muslim public spheres in cyberspace has progressed along with the development of Information and Communication Technologies. Just like believers of other faiths, Muslim individuals are enthusiastic in sharing their faith, beliefs, and values at the click of a mouse. Based
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Social-Web-Kommunikation der Kirchen in Deutschland: Wie (Erz-)Bistümer und Landeskirchen auf Facebook, Twitter und Youtube kommunizieren
Communicatio Socialis, volume 48, issue 1 (2015), pp. 72-84
"Der Beitrag analysiert die Kommunikation der römisch-katholischen (Erz-)Bistümer und der evangelisch-lutherischen Landeskirchen in Deutschland im Social Web. Empirische Untersuchungen der „Facebook“-, „Twitter“- und „Youtube“-Aktivitäten der beiden Großkirchen verdeutlichen, dass di
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