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Deus em bits e pixels: Uma anâlise das interaçoes comunicacionais em rituais online católicos
Acta Científica (Engenheiro Coelho, São Paulo), volume 21, issue 2 (2012), pp. 75-87
"Por meio das tecnologias digitais, configura-se um novo tipo de interação comunicacional fiel-Igreja-Deus, em uma experiência religiosa online. Esse fenômeno é ilustrado, na prática, por inúmeros serviços religiosos no ambiente católico online, que manifestam novas modalidades de discurso
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Catholic Approaches to the Internet
Communication Research Trends, volume 31, issue 1 (2012), pp. 14-24
Digital Religion, Social Media and Culture: Perspectives, Practices and Futures
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xii, 326 pp.
Jewish Cyber-Theology
Communication Research Trends, volume 31, issue 1 (2012), pp. 4-14
"This article attempts to extrapolate from the Jewish Tradition a Jewish view on the Internet. To be contrasted are the Orthodox stream, itself broken into the ultra-Orthodox Haredi and Modern Orthodox (dati leumi), and the non-Orthodox streams, the Reform and Conservative [...] This essay will exam
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Life is Local in the Imagined Global Community: Islam and Politics in the Indonesian Blogosphere
Journal of Media and Religion, volume 11, issue 2 (2012), pp. 127-140
"The rapid expansion of the Internet, marked by a storm of blogs and social networking platforms, is perceived as an enabling instrument for Muslims to be engaged globally. In this regard, the blogosphere can be a vehicle for worldwide interactions and the formation of global Muslim community, the u
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Das soziale Netz als Kommunikationsplattform: Mehr als eine jugendpastorale Herausforderung?
Communicatio Socialis, volume 44, issue 1 (2011), pp. 5-24
"Der jüngste MDG-Trendmonitor (2010) weist nach, dass das Internet – als typisches Pullmedium – auch von Katholiken sehr stark entlang der subjektiven Interessen genutzt wird. Außerdem bestätigt sich die schon in früheren Untersuchungen erhobene „Mehr-und-Mehr-Regel: Wer generell viele Med
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Cyber-Buddhism: Fundamentalism, the Internet and the Public Sphere in Thailand
In: Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere
London; New York: Tauris (2011), pp. 216-236
"In the case of contemporary Buddhism, we have seen how fundamentalism and democracy are connected to each other, and also how the public sphere, mediated by the new technology of the internet, has a role to play in these relations. We have seen how groups such as the 'Santi Asoke' are succeeding de
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Medienstrategien ägyptischer Islamisten im Kontext von Demokratisierung
Berlin: Frank & Timme (2011), 349 pp.
"Die Umbrüche in Ägypten 2011 haben gezeigt, dass Medien eine wesentliche Rolle für die Mobilisierung politischer Partizipation spielen. Die Muslimbruderschaft, einer der wichtigsten gesellschaftlichen Akteure Ägyptens, hat seit 2002 gezielt auf Internetmedien gesetzt, um das Regime Mubaraks her
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The Use of the Internet by Islamic Social Movements in Collective Action: The Case of 'Justice and Charity'
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 8, issue 2 (2011), pp. 63-91
"The article addresses the use of the internet by Islamic social movement organizations (SMOs), focusing on the case of Justice and Charity (JC), the biggest opposition political group in Morocco. It examines the extent to which the SMO exploits the potential of the medium in collective action, and
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New Media and Religion: Observations and Research
Communication Research Trends, volume 30, issue 1 (2011), pp. 4-22
"We have surveyed the history of the study of new media and religion, identified heuristic perspectives helpful in organizing current scholarship, and appraised methodologies employed in the study. The study of new media and religion has evolved from extreme utopian/dystopian discourses to a better
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The Church and New Media: Blogging Converts, Online Activists, and Bishops Who Tweet
Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor (2011), 224 pp.
Cibersacro: Novas relações entre os jovens católicos e a cibercultura
In: Mutirão de Cultura América Latina e Caribe. Fevereiro 2010, PUCRS, Brasil
Porto Alegre: Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM); Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB); OCLACC (2011), pp. 186-197
God Texting: Filipino Youth Response to Religious SMS
Religion and Social Communication, volume 8, issue 1-2 (2010), pp. 43-82
"Religious forwarded messages take the form of points for reflection and reminders of religious feasts. In other cases, the messages ask recipients to pray and re-send the same messages in exchange for Divine favor. This study explores the youth's first response to these messages. It aims to learn u
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Surfing the App Souq: Islamic Applications for Mobile Devices
CyberOrient, volume 4, issue 1 (2010), pp. 3-18
"This article introduces issues associated with Islamic apps for mobile devices, and surveys some of the products that have emerged into the market. It considers the potential impact of mobile phone interfaces in relation to interpretations of Islam and the use of Islamic resources, given that mobil
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When Religion Meets New Media
London; New York: Routledge (2010), vii, 219 pp.
"This lively book focuses on how different Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities engage with new media. Rather than simply reject or accept new media, religious communities negotiate complex relationships with these technologies in light of their history and beliefs. Heidi Campbell suggests a me
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Religious Internet Communication: Facts, Experiences and Trends in the Catholic Church
Rome: EDUSC (2010), 250 pp.
"The authors present a broad corpus of data and suggest some potential theoretical patterns for their interpretation. Through this they invite the readers to look with a critical eye at their research and draw their own conclusions as to the potential implications these forms of usage have for the C
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Where Are You Africa? Church and Society in the Mobile Phone Age
Mankon, Bamenda (CM): Langaa (2010), xxii, 240 pp.
"On the basis of a thorough review of the growing literature on the mobile phone and the cultures it inspires, Goliama highlights the ambivalent nature of mobile cultures for the Roman Catholic Church's evangelization mission in Africa. He argues not only for the continued merits of face-to-face com
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Islam meets cyberspace: Geographies of the Muslim Internet
Arab World Geographer, volume 13, issue 3-4 (2010), pp. 217-233
"About 200 million people in Muslim-majority countries used the Internet in 2010, forming oneninth of the world’s population of netizens. Literature on the Muslim Internet tends to focus disproportionately on radical fundamentalism, overlooking the large numbers of ordinary Muslims for whom the In
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Internetpräsenz
Bonn: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz, Sekretariat (2009), 47 pp.
"Die Arbeitshilfe richtet sich in erster Linie an kirchliche Einrichtungen wie z. B. Kirchengemeinden oder kirchliche Verbände und Vereinigungen, die sich mit einer eigenen Website im Internet vorstellen wollen. Sie möchte auf die wichtigsten rechtlichen Gesichtspunkte hinweisen, die hierbei beach
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