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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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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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Práxis religiosa digital em tempos de pandemia: O caso católico
Tropos: Comunicação, Sociedade e Cultura, volume 10, issue 1 (2021), 27 pp.
"Este texto busca analisar a práxis religiosa digital da Igreja Católica no Brasil, isto é, as práticas católicas brasileiras no ambiente digital e as reflexões eclesiais sobre tal processo, ao longo da pandemia do coronavírus. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo de caso sobre o site da Conferê
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The Politics of Pulpit Religiosity in the Era of Covid-19 in Kenya
Frontiers in Communication, volume 6, issue 616288 (2021), 9 pp.
"This essay centres on the role of religion in the era of Covid-19. We juxtapose social media and religious practices in a way that challenges the conventional religion of the pulpit to deconstruct the myths and misconceptions around spirituality in the era of Covid-19. We show the transformation of
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Sacred Texts and Digital Culture
Postscripts, volume 12, issue 1 (2021), 146 pp.
Islamogram: Salafism and Alt-Right Online Subcultures
London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2021), 38 pp.
Building Relationships with the Faithful: Examining Church Communicators Perceptions of Social Media Influencers in Their OPR Strategy
Journal of Public Relations Research, volume 33, issue 4 (2021), pp. 250-266
"The current study investigates how Church communicators perceive the role of social media platforms and influencers in their overall stakeholder engagement strategy. Building upon the Organization-Public Relationship (OPR) body of literature, we conducted 13 in-depth interviews with public relation
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Religion in the Age of Digitalization: From New Media to Spiritual Machines
Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge (2021), xii, 195 pp.
"Divided into two sections, the chapters included in the first section of the book present case studies from five major religions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism and their engagement with digitalization. The second section of the volume explores the moral, ideological but also o
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"This eBook provides a follow-up conversation with key contributors from The Distanced Church, published in April 2020, which explored how church leaders were responding and adapting to the need move their traditional services online during the first lockdown of the covid-19 pandemic. Revisiting the
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What a Friend We Have in Facebook: Norwegian Christian Churches’ Use of Social Media
Journal of Media and Religion, volume 20, issue 3 (2021), pp. 123-142
"This study examines how Christian churches in Norway use social media. The key finding is that the churches do not take extensive advantage of the opportunities for two-way communication offered by the platforms, but primarily use their social media channels to promote church activities or broadcas
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Social Media Conversion: Lessons from Faith-Based Social Media Influencers for Public Relations
Journal of Public Relations Research, volume 33, issue 4 (2021), pp. 231-249
"The growing importance of social media influencers (SMIs) as sources for attitude and behavior necessitate a focus on influencers (and their strategies to influence) in public relations research and practice. This study investigated perspectives among a specific type of SMI – the religious or fai
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Pastoral Creativity Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Experiences
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Bangkog, Manila: Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication; Logos (Divine Word) Publications (2021), ix, 243 pp.
"The content of the book is organized into four sections. The first three sections are essays recounting real-world experiences of pastoral agents. These essays are roughly divided into three sub-groups. The first group of essays focus on the parish setting and the ministries that each parish attemp
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A intersecção entre desinformação, religião e pandemia: A atuação de canais religiosos no YouTube no contexto da COVID-19
Tropos: Comunicação, Sociedade e Cultura, volume 10, issue 1 (2021), 30 pp.
"Este artigo discute a interseção entre desinformação e religião a partir de canais do YouTube tendo como cenário a pandemia de COVID-19. Para tanto, são analisados 75 materiais audiovisuais postados em dois canais do YouTube – do Pastor Silas Malafaia e do Instituto Plinio Corrêa de Olive
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Theologie und Digitalität: Ein Kompendium
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Freiburg; Basel; Wien: Herder (2021), 524 pp.
"Die Beiträge des umfangreichen Handbuchs sondieren die verschiedenen Facetten und Bedeutungen der digitalen Revolution: die Kultur der Digitalität (Ethik, Ästhetik, öffentlicher Raum, Gesellschaftspolitik), die theologisch-anthropologische Dimension (Personsein, Identität, Menschenbild, existe
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Religious Minorities in Online Spaces: Research on their Experiences in Pakistan
Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) (2021), 31 pp.
"Our findings, combined with the individual statements we collected from our participants paint a bleak picture of the online experiences of religious minorities in Pakistan. It is pertinent to not only encourage reflection amongst society at large, but also to call on the state to take responsibili
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O pastor de internet e a midiatização digital da religião
Tropos: Comunicação, Sociedade e Cultura, volume 10, issue 1 (2021), 19 pp.
"Os pastores de internet ocupam um lugar de fala privilegiado e põem em circulação as estratégias para o compartilhamento de suas respectivas mensagens, tornando-se referências para os seus milhões de seguidores. No cenário brasileiro, um dos youtubers mais famosos quando se trata de pregaç
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Catequese Digital: Por onde começar?
São Paulo: Paulus (2021), 240 pp.
"O livro busca oferecer um caminho de compreensão das mudanças humanas, culturais, comunicacionais e teológicas que a realidade atual traz como desafio e oportunidade para a catequese. A reflexão é dividida em seis eixos temáticos: Cultura Digital, Ciberteologia, Gerações Digitais, Cibergra
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Kirchen im Social Web: Zusammenfassung einer quantitativen Analyse der Social-Web-Aktivitäten 2015 und 2020. Mit Daten zum ersten Corona-Lockdown
München: Medien-Dienstleistung GmbH (MDG) (2021), 23 pp.
"Während im Jahr 2015 rund zwei Drittel der (Erz-)Bistümer und die Hälfte der Landeskirchen im Social Web präsent waren, sind es in 2020 mit einzelnen Ausnahmen alle. In den letzten fünf Jahren ist die Zahl der Abonnenten und Follower auf den einzelnen Kanälen gestiegen. Auch wenn Abonnentenza
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"A tese parte da constatação de que existem componentes do sagrado que podem determinar ou não as narrativas dos jogos eletrônicos, para investigar os elementos religiosos presentes nos operadores audiovisuais dos games, a partir dos referenciais teóricos da transdiciplinaridade-complexidade e
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