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When Religion Meets New Media

TitleWhen Religion Meets New Media
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsCampbell, H
PublisherRoutledge
CityLondon
KeywordsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, New Media
Abstract

This book focuses on how different Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities engage with new media. Rather than simply reject or accept new media, religious communities negotiate complex relationships with these technologies in light of their history and beliefs. I suggest a method for studying these processes called the "religious-social shaping of technology" and students are asked to consider four key areas: religious tradition and history; contemporary community values and priorities; negotiation and innovating technology in light of the community; communal discourses applied to justify use. A variety of examples such as the Christian e-vangelism movement, Modern Islamic discourses about computers and the rise of the Jewish kosher cell phone, demonstrate the dominant strategies which emerge for religious media users, as well as the unique motivations that guide specific groups.

URLhttp://books.google.com/books?id=UykFd5cBsrYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false