@ Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds Berger Teresa
@ Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds Berger Teresa A host of both very old and entirely new liturgical practices have arisen in digital mediation, from the live-streaming of worship…
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@ Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds Berger Teresa
A host of both very old and entirely new liturgical practices have arisen in digital mediation, from the live-streaming of worship services and "pray-as-you-go" apps, to digital prayer chapels, virtual choirs and online pilgrimages. These digitally mediated liturgical practices raise challenging questions: Are worshippers in an online chapel really a community at prayer? Cyberspace now even hosts communities of faith that exist entirely online.
@ Worship proposes a nuanced response to these sometimes contentious issues, rooted in familiarity with, and sustained attention to, actual online practices.Four major thematic lines of inquiry form the structure of the book. Do avatars that receive digital bread and wine receive communion? After an introductory chapter the following chapters look at digital presence, virtual bodies, and online participation; ecclesial
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