Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet

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Lorne L. Dawson, Douglas E. Cowan
Psychology Press, 2004 - Religion - 279 pages
Cyber-faith : how Americans pursue religion online : executive summary / Elena Larsen -- Popular religion and the World Wide Web : a match made in (cyber) heaven / Christopher Helland -- Cyberspace as sacred space : communicating religion on computer networks / Stephen D. O'Leary -- Young people, religious identity and the Internet / Mia Lvheim -- Religion and the quest for virtual community / Lorne L. Dawson -- Reading and praying online : the continuity of religion online and online religion in Internet Christianity / Glenn Young -- This is my church : seeing the Internet and club culture as spiritual spaces / Heidi Campbell -- Rip.burn.pray : Islamic expression online / Gary R. Bunt -- The cybersangha : Buddhism on the Internet / Charles S. Prebish -- New religions and the Internet : recruiting in a new public space / Lorne L. Dawson and Jenna hennebry -- The Internet as virtual spiritual community : teen witches in the United States and Australia / Helen A. Berger and Douglas Ezzy -- The goddess net / Wendy Griffin -- The house of Netjer : a new religious community online / Marilyn Krogh and Brooke Ashley Pillifant -- Virtual pilgrimage to Ireland's Croagh Patrick / Mark MacWilliams -- Searching for the apocalypse in cyberspace / Robert Campbell -- Contested spaces : movement, countermovement, and e-space propaganda / Douglas E. Cowan).
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Cyberfaith How Americans Pursue Religion Online
17
Popular Religion and the World Wide Web A Match Made in Cyber Heaven
23
Cyberspace as Sacred Space Communicating Religion on Computer Networks
37
Young People Religious Identity and the Internet
59
Religion and the Quest for Virtual Community
75
Reading and Praying Online The Continuity of Religion Online and Online Religion in Internet Christianity
93
This Is My Church Seeing the Internet and Club Culture as Spiritual Spaces
107
New Religions and the Internet Recruiting in a New Public Space
151
The Internet as Virtual Spiritual Community Teen Witches in the United States and AustraliaY
175
The Goddess Net
189
The House of Netjer A New Religious Community Online
205
Virtual Pilgrimage to Irelands Croagh Patrick
223
Searching for the Apocalypse in Cyberspace
239
Contested Spaces Movement Countermovement and ESpace Propaganda
255
Contributors
273

Rip Burn Pray Islamic Expression Online
123
The Cybersangha Buddhism on the Internet
135

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