[Air-L] religious uses of social media?

[Annette Pohlke]

I have to correct myself: The purpose of the twitter version of the  
bible is not to reproduce the complete text, but to write a twitter  
suitable version, where each participant get a story or paragraph of  
the bible and is asked to write his own version in the 140 characters  
Twitter allows its user.

I checked this on the page where participants can register (http://www.evangelisch.de/ 
).

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>
>
> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23
>
>
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