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The Electric Soul: Faith, Spirituality, and Ontology in a Digital Age

The Electric Soul: Faith, Spirituality, and Ontology in a Digital Age

Benjamin J. Cline
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799824572|ISBN10: 1799824578|EISBN13: 9781799824589
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2457-2.ch016
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Cline, Benjamin J. "The Electric Soul: Faith, Spirituality, and Ontology in a Digital Age." Religion and Theology: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 252-271. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2457-2.ch016

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Cline, B. J. (2020). The Electric Soul: Faith, Spirituality, and Ontology in a Digital Age. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Religion and Theology: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 252-271). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2457-2.ch016

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Cline, Benjamin J. "The Electric Soul: Faith, Spirituality, and Ontology in a Digital Age." In Religion and Theology: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 252-271. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2457-2.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter will use media ecology, and rhetorical theories of ideology construction and social intervention to look at the ways that contemporary digital media interact with religious and spiritual practices in order to inform and create identities. This chapter will examine the ideology construction that occurs in the Crosswire.org applications, specifically PocketSword designed for the iPhone/iPad and AndBible designed for Android devices. This chapter will also look at the ideology construction and identity creation in the English language section of onislam.net, a website designed to help English-speaking Muslims live out their faith. Finally the chapter will consider Osel Shen Phen Ling, a website designed for “Practicing Buddhadharma in the Tibetan Gelugpa Tradition”.

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