Smartphones in churches: An affective negotiation around digital disruptions and opportunities in Delhi Christian Churches

Title

Smartphones in churches: An affective negotiation around digital disruptions and opportunities in Delhi Christian Churches

Creator

Rajan B.

Description

Interpersonal relations in a world of digital ubiquity have brought religious institutions into personal digital networks. The development of personal-religious networks has affected individual faith practices and altered religious responses. This article explores patterns of behaviour emerging from a collective sense of belonging and affective responses in online church networks where smartphones acts as an extension of self. It analyses the relationship between faith and visual practices/aesthetics impacting today's religious experience. It also explains affective loops that are consciously constructed by church authorities to shape collective action. The function of these loops is to create a deeper sense of connectedness between practitioners and the church through harnessing technology and its affective power. 2019 Journal of Content, Community & Communication.

Source

Journal of Content, Community and Communication, Vol-9, No. 2019, pp. 93-104.

Date

2019-01-01

Publisher

Amity University

Subject

Affective Response; Church; Delhi; Digital Content; Intimacies; Smartphones; Social Media

Coverage

Rajan B., School of Business Studies and Social Sciences, Christ University BGR Campus, Bengaluru, 560076, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 23957514

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.31620/JCCC.06.19/14

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