Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital awakening religious communication in a virtual world Subject The topic of the resource Autopoiesis; Innovation; New media; Religious communication; Social media lessons; Virtual world Description An account of the resource This paper explores the religious presence and possibilities in the virtual world. An analysis of communication progress leads to the present scenario of new media environment. Based on the idea of revelation and a system of autopoiesis, religion appears like a closed communicator. Religion's communication needs to be placed within the context of evolving new media environment. Basing on McLuhan's theory of extension, religious narratives need new forms of presence in the digital world. When it comes to diffusion of innovation (Everett Rogers) the state of religion appears precarious. From a communication perspective adoption of innovation by religion can come under the category of 'laggards' and 'luddites'. The transference of religion's presence from the real to the virtual demands new innovative and participatory models to serve the digital natives. 2015 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore), ISSN: 0253-7222. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis P.T. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Dharma, Vol-40, No. 1, pp. 131-144. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dharmaram College, Centre for the Study of World Religions Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942044784&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=38d6ff2babe470146cdb8f0177642716" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942044784&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=38d6ff2babe470146cdb8f0177642716</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2537222 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Louis P.T., Christ University, India