"Closer to God": Meanings of Reading in Recent Conversion Narratives within Christianity and Islam
In this article, we explore three understandings of religious reading to illustrate the diversity of information use in religious contexts. "Informative" refers to information acquisition; "formative" concerns the learning of practical behaviors; while "transformative"...
| Published in: | Journal of religious and theological information |
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge
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Journal of religious and theological information
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam CB Christian life; spirituality RA Practical theology ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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spiritual information use
B Reading B Islam B Christianity B Religious Conversion |
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