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Digital Media, Young Adults and Religion: An International Perspective book cover

1st Edition

Digital Media, Young Adults and Religion An International Perspective

Edited By Marcus Moberg, Sofia Sjö Copyright 2020
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge
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It has become increasingly clear that an adequate understanding of the contemporary processes of social, cultural, and religious change is contingent on an appreciation of the growing impact of social media. Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously... Read more

Acknowledgements

Notes on contributors

PART I: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives

1 Introduction: Young Adults, Religion, and Digital Media in International Perspective

Marcus Moberg and Sofia Sjö, with Mia Lövheim

2 Digital Media and Religion in a Global Context: Perspectives on Identity, Connection and Authority

Marcus Moberg, Sofia Sjö, and Mia Lövheim

3 A Mixed-Method Approach to Youth and Digital Religion

Sofia Sjö, Marcus Moberg, and Mia Lövheim

PART II: Applications and Cases

4 The Contents and Discontents of Internet and Social Media Use in the Religious Lives of Ghanaian Young Adults

 Ben-Willie Kwaku Golo, Sofia Sjö, and Francis Benyah

5 The Internet, Social Media, and the Critical Interrogation of Traditional Religion among Young Adults in Peru

Rafael Fernández, Sidney Castillo Carnedas, and Marcus Moberg

6 A View on Religious Socialization in Contemporary China: The Role of New Media, Literature, Education, and Participation

Sofia Sjö, Marcus Moberg, Peter Nynäs, and Junchao Tang

7 Internet and Social Media Use and Religion among Minority Groups in Israel: A Case Study of Muslim and Druze Young Adults

Sawsan Kheir and Marcus Moberg

8 Religion, Social Media, and Young Adults in Turkey: A Case Study of Religious Engagement and Volunteering

Habibe Erdis Gökçe and Sofia Sjö

9 Between Tradition and Innovation: Social Media in the Religious Lives of Young Adults in Poland

Slawomir Sztajer and Sofia Sjö

10 Finnish University Students’ Social Media Use in the Light of the Faith-Q-Sort Prototypes

Karoliina Dahl, Sofia Sjö, and Marcus Moberg

Bibliogrpahy

Biography

Mia Lövheim is a Professor in the Sociology of Religion at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Marcus Moberg is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Comparative Religion at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Sofia Sjö is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Comparative Religion at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Zhejun Yu is a Professor in the School of Philosophy at Fudan University, China.

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