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The Bible and Digital Millennials 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 it. Drawing on contemporary in-depth surveys, this
study unpacks digital millennials' stance towards, use of and
engagement with the Bible in both offline and online settings. The
book features results from a nationally representative survey of
2,000 young British people specifically commissioned for this
project. The data is also compared with the findings of others,
including a poll of 850 British Bible-centric Christians and recent
Bible engagement surveys from the USA. This book investigates the
relevance of the Bible to the lives of those who have grown up in
the digital age. It will, therefore, offer fresh insight to any
scholar of biblical studies, religion and digital media, and
religious studies.
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.
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.
The Bible and Digital Millennials 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 it. Drawing on contemporary in-depth surveys, this
study unpacks digital millennials' stance towards, use of and
engagement with the Bible in both offline and online settings. The
book features results from a nationally representative survey of
2,000 young British people specifically commissioned for this
project. The data is also compared with the findings of others,
including a poll of 850 British Bible-centric Christians and recent
Bible engagement surveys from the USA. This book investigates the
relevance of the Bible to the lives of those who have grown up in
the digital age. It will, therefore, offer fresh insight to any
scholar of biblical studies, religion and digital media, and
religious studies.
We are witnessing an unprecedented technological revolution. Every
sphere of life from communications, work, economy, leisure, our
homes, and health care is being digitised. These far-reaching
changes demand careful consideration and discernment by churches
participating in God's redemptive work around the world.
Digitalization of society is radically changing both the methods
and conditions of missions. For the first time, this book explores
the implications of digitality for Missio Dei in thought and
practice. Bringing together theologians, missiologists, computer
scientists and practitioners, the book considers a diverse range of
topics from evangelism to pastoral care, cyber pilgrimages to
biases in algorithms, public theology to homiletics and
inculturation to contextualization.
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