[Air-L] religious uses of social media?

[Roser Beneito Montagut]

hi Charles,

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> http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/04/26/famiglia-cristiana-launches-app-to-reach-facebook-users-in-italy/
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> Roser
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> 2009/4/26 Heidi Campbell <hcampbe1 at yahoo.co.uk>
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> Charles-
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>> Besides the links I sent previously:
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>> http://www.contemplativeprayer.net/
>> http://sacredspace.ie/
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>> There is also Tangle which rebranded itself from GodTube in Feb  2009 in
>> an attempt to become the first Christian SNS, Youtube, Facebook
>> hybrid-alternative, see: http://www.tangle.com/
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>> And though not run by a monastic community there is "monastic prayer" on
>> twitter:
>> http://twitter.com/monasticprayer and other options run by selfprofessed
>> monastics: http://twitter.com/MONKROCK
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>> Heidi Campbell
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>> --- On Sun, 26/4/09, Charles Ess <charles.ess at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> From: Charles Ess <charles.ess at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Air-L] religious uses of social media?
>> To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
>> Date: Sunday, 26 April, 2009, 12:22 PM
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>> Dear AoIR-ists,
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>> On behalf of a colleague who is seeking to help a monastic community - I'm
>> trying to develop an inventory of (possible/actual) uses of social media
>> such as SNS's, Twitter, etc. that either
>> (a) fit within - rather than disrupt or distort - the disciplines and
>> practices defining / constituting monastic life and contemplation, and/or
>> (b) might foster one or more of those practices, e.g. _lectio divina_ and
>> other forms of guided/disciplined contemplation of sacred texts, community
>> prayer, etc.
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>> I have some interesting examples from my previous (very modest) work in
>> these domains - but all of which emerged prior to the explosion of social
>> media such as SNS's, Twitter, etc.
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>> So ... any suggestions for more contemporary examples, resources,
>> contacts,
>> etc. would be greatly appreciated.
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>> Many thanks in advance,
>> - charles ess
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>> President, Association of Internet Researchers
>> Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies
>> Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA
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>> Professor MSO (med særlige opgaver),
>> Department of Information and Media Studies
>> Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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>> Co-editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics
>> <http://ijire.net/>
>> Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org>
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>> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23
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