Theological Discourses on Social Media

Herausgeber: Barnett, Christopher B.; Williams, Trevor B.; Elliston, Clark J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Theological Discourses on Social Media will examine ten different social media platforms across three overarching parts. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, it will be a must-read for all students of theology, religion and media, and cultural studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781032436135
• ISBN-10: 1032436131
• Artikelnr.: 73885345

Autorenporträt

Christopher B. Barnett is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, USA. Clark J. Elliston is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Schreiner University, USA. Trevor B. Williams is a Visiting Assistant Professor at DeSales University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: Social Networks 1. Attention Online: Christian Practice and
Facebook Living 2. Twitter as Cybernetic Liberalism: The Apotheosis of
Disincarnate Humanity 3. Tinderization and Transcendence: Girard, McLuhan,
and the Apocalyptic Imagination PART 2: Media Sharing 4. "You Shall Have No
Other Gods Before Me": The Technological Structuring of the imago Dei on
Instagram 5. "Despairing of Creation": Snapchat, Body Dysmorphia, and
Creatio ex Nihilo 6. Is Your "For You" Page Really For You?: TikTok, the
Human Person, and Living With Social Media 7. YouTube and Christian
Formation: Discerning Christ and World PART 3: Collaborative Knowledge and
Virtual Reality 8. The Ghostly Voice: Reddit, Digital Space, and the
Objectification of Lived Experience 9. Wikipedia and the Unknowable 10.
Avatar: Gaming and Living as "Through a Glass, Darkly" 11. Meta Horizon
Worlds: From Virtual Reality to Preferred Reality