This article provides an overview of contemporary research within the interdisciplinary arc of
scholarship known as digital religion studies, in which scholars explore the intersection …

Given its rich and multiplex nature, treatments of religious authority vis-à-vis developments
in digital media have taken on varying forms and scales. Although the role of authority had …

This study explores why Christians (N= 335) use Facebook for religious purposes and the
needs engaging with religious content on Facebook gratifies. Individuals who access faith …

This article examines the emotive narratives surrounding the “new normal” of social
distancing practices during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as revealed by …

Widespread social media adoption has introduced threats and opportunities for religious
and educational institutions alike, and each institutional type has responded in its own way …

Recent research highlights the growth of alternative religious leadership on a global scale.
In response, social media have emerged as platforms to compete for religious primacy …

This paper explores how Christian practices of prayer are being reconfigured through digital
media in Singapore. Although digital technologies are an area of burgeoning interest …

This article explores the interrelationship between religion and politics as presented through
memetic discourse surrounding the 2016 presidential election. Based on a study of 150 …

Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking^ Rexplores a diverse range of Christian
musical activity through the conceptual lens of resonance, a concept rooted in the physical …

Previous research suggests that Internet memes give voice to and unite otherwise silent and
scattered social groups, making them popular in the most contemporary forms of practiced …