Who Participates in the Digital Theological Conversation?

To make sense of theology as a public discipline in the contemporary world, theologies must reckon with the digital context that shapes much of public conversation. As argued by Sherry Turkle and Stig Hjarvard, digital communications technologies increasingly mediate both the personal and communal,...

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Main Author: Okey, Stephen (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press [2020]
In: Concilium
Year: 2020, Issue: 4, Pages: 141-146
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Public theology / New media
RelBib Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
FA Theology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Theology
B Turkle, Sherry
B Communication
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Summary:To make sense of theology as a public discipline in the contemporary world, theologies must reckon with the digital context that shapes much of public conversation. As argued by Sherry Turkle and Stig Hjarvard, digital communications technologies increasingly mediate both the personal and communal, and so their design have an impact on human practices and attitudes. As a result, theology must critically consider the ambiguous effects of the digital on who participates in public conversation, the insularity of communities of conversation, and the spiritual disciplines that undergird theological conversation.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium