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Mapping the Landscape of Digital Petitionary Prayer as Spiritual/Social Support in Mobile, Facebook, and E-mail

TitleMapping the Landscape of Digital Petitionary Prayer as Spiritual/Social Support in Mobile, Facebook, and E-mail
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsBaeslera, JE, Chena, Y-F
Journal Journal of Media and Religion
Volume12
Issue1
Start Page1
KeywordsDigital, digital prayers, God, mobile, New Media, petitionary prayers, Self, Traditional prayers
Abstract

Traditional prayers can function to provide spiritual and social support for oneself and others. With social media, this support finds a new expression in digital prayers. We map the landscape of digital petitionary prayers for self and others across three different media. In survey one (n = 218), frequency of digital petitionary prayers, described by topic, relationship, place, and outcome, was highest for the mobile medium (phone and text messaging), midrange for Facebook (posting and e-mail), and lowest for traditional e-mail. A second survey (n = 116) revealed that different types and contexts for petitionary prayers are positively associated with love of self, others, and God. Suggestions for future research include investigating the quality and outcomes of petitionary prayers across private, face-to-face, and digital contexts.

URLhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15348423.2013.760385#.Ulmi51Csim5
DOI10.1080/15348423.2013.760385