%0 Journal Article %J Journal of Religion, Media, and Digital Culture %D 2013 %T Reading religion in Internet memes %A Bellar, W %A Campbell, H %A Cho, K %A Terry, A %A Tsuria, R %A Yadlin-Segal, A %A Zeimer, J %K internet memes %K religion %X 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. %B Journal of Religion, Media, and Digital Culture %V 2 %G eng %U http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/21659214-90000031 %N 2