[Air-L] religious uses of social media?

[Annette Pohlke]

This may not be suitable in a monastic setting, but fits into the  
general theme of religious use of social media. At the "Kirchentag"  
some kind of big convention of German Protestants, participants will  
try send the complete text of the bible on Twitter. It was difficult  
to find any pages in English, but here you are: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/9201

If you are able to read German I could provide more links.

Annette Pohlke


Am 26.04.2009 um 13:22 schrieb Charles Ess:

> Dear AoIR-ists,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> So ... any suggestions for more contemporary examples, resources,  
> contacts,
> etc. would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> - charles ess
>
> President, Association of Internet Researchers
> Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies
> Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA
>
> Professor MSO (med særlige opgaver),
> Department of Information and Media Studies
> Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
>
> Co-editor, International Journal of Internet Research Ethics
> <http://ijire.net/>
> Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org>
>
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