Click to Connect: Participation and Meaning in an Online Church

This study is a qualitative study into the meaning that visitors derive from participating in the Dutch online church Mijn Kerk (litt. My Church). By focusing on the experience of the individual visitors, the everyday context of visitors is taken into account. What people are looking for online is d...

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Authors: Harwig, Christian (Author) ; Roeland, Johan (Author) ; Stoffels, Hijme 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2018
In: Ecclesial practices
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-38
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
KBD Benelux countries
KDD Protestant Church
RB Church office; congregation
RH Evangelization; Christian media
Further subjects:B online churches community networked religion digital religion
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)

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