The Bible, Social Media and Digital Culture (Paperback)

This book centres on the use of the Bible within contemporary digital social media culture and gives an overview of its use online with examples from brand-new research from the CODEC Research Centre at Durham University, UK. It 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 they relate to Abby Day's concept of performative belief, picking up on Mia Loevheim's challenge to see how this concept works out in digital culture and social media. It also compares the data to various construals of contemporary approaches to faith performative faith, including Christian Smith and Melissa Lundquist Denton's concept of moralistic therapeutic deism. Other research is also compared to the findings of these projects, including a micro-project on Celebrities and the Bible, to give a wider perspective on these issues in both the UK and the USA. As a sociological exploration of Digital Millennial culture and its relationship to sacred texts, this will be of keen interest to scholars of Biblical studies, religion and digital media, and contemporary lived religion.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Focus on Religion
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Peter M Phillips
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	130
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-78792-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Promotions
LSN:	0-367-78792-X
Barcode:	9780367787929

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