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Considering Critical Methods and Theoretical Lenses in Digital Religion Studies

TitleConsidering Critical Methods and Theoretical Lenses in Digital Religion Studies
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsLövheim, M, Campbell, H
JournalNew Media and Society
Volume19
Issue1
Pagination5-14
KeywordsDigital Religion, internet, media technologies, methodology, religion, theory
Abstract

This article introduces a special issue on critical methods and theoretical lenses in Digital Religion studies, through contextualising them within research trajectories found in this emerging field. By starting from the assertion that current “fourth-wave of research on religion and the Internet,” is focused on how religious actors negotiate the relationships between multiple spheres of their online and offline lives, article authors spotlight key theoretical discussions and methodological approaches occurring within this interdisciplinary area of inquiry. It concludes with notable methodological and theoretical challenges in need of further exploration. Together it demonstrates how religion is practiced and reimagined within digital media spaces, and how such analysis can contribute to broader understanding of the social and cultural changes new media technologies are facilitating within society.

URLhttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444816649911