@article {309, title = {Online Christian Churches: Three Case Studies}, journal = {Australian Religious Studies Review}, volume = {23}, number = {21}, year = {2010}, pages = {325-345}, publisher = {Equinox}, chapter = {325}, abstract = {Online churches are Internet-based Christian communities, pursuing worship, proselytism and other ecclesial activities through digital media. This article is based on three case studies of online churches: i-church, the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life, and LifeChurch.tv Church Online. Seven key themes emerge from these case studies and are used here as a framework for comparative analysis: mass appeal, spiritual experience, community, reliance on the familiar, local church attendance, internal control and external oversight.}, author = {Hutchings, T.} }