@article {2066, title = {Private practice: Using digital diaries and interviews to understand evangelical Christians{\textquoteright} choice and use of religious mobile applications}, journal = {New Media and Society}, volume = {19}, year = {2017}, pages = {111-125}, abstract = {Religious mobile applications (apps) offer a relatively new space for religious practices such as studying sacred texts, prayer, and meditation. To date, most studies in the digital religion literature, and to some extent in general mobile app studies, focus inquiry on app content and/or design only. This study advances these areas of study by extending inquiry to the mobile app audience by exploring how Evangelical Christians actually choose and use religious mobile apps, and how app engagement informs their religious identities. Data from qualitative digital diary reports and in-depth interviews were analyzed within Campbell{\textquoteright}s networked religion framework, specifically through the storied identity and networked community concepts. Findings explicate the combination of online and offline resources used for choosing apps, shifting core religious practices from offline to mobile contexts, and a lack of networked community engagement for sharing private religious app experiences.}, keywords = {digital diaries, Evangelical Christian, mobile apps, religion}, url = {http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444816649922}, author = {Bellar, W} } @article {2065, title = {Reading religion in Internet memes}, journal = {Journal of Religion, Media, and Digital Culture}, volume = {2}, year = {2013}, abstract = {This article provides a preliminary report of a study of religious-oriented internet memes and seeks to identify the common communication styles, interpretive practices and messages about religion communicated in this digital medium. These findings argue that memes provide an important sphere for investigating and understanding religious meaning-making online, which expresses key attributes of participatory culture and trends towards lived religion.}, keywords = {internet memes, religion}, url = {http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/21659214-90000031}, author = {Bellar, W and Campbell, H and Cho, K and Terry, A and Tsuria, R and Yadlin-Segal, A and Zeimer, J} } @inbook {2058, title = {Religious Use of Mobile Phones}, booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Information Science \& Technology}, year = {2018}, pages = {6161-6170}, publisher = {IGI Global}, organization = {IGI Global}, edition = {4}, address = {Hershey, PA}, keywords = {Digital Religion, mobile phones, religious}, issn = {9781522522553}, url = {https://www.igi-global.com/book/encyclopedia-information-science-technology-fourth/173015}, author = {Bellar, W and Cho, J and Campbell, H} } @inbook {2056, title = {The Intersection of Religion and Mobile Technology}, booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Information Science \& Technology}, year = {2018}, pages = {6161-6170}, publisher = {IGI Global}, organization = {IGI Global}, edition = {4}, address = {Hershey, PA}, keywords = {mobile technology, religion}, issn = {9781522522553}, author = {Bellar, W and Cho, J and Campbell, H}, editor = {Z. Yeng} }