Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet

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
• Rip Burn Pray Islamic Expression Online: 123
• The Cybersangha Buddhism on the Internet: 135
• 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
• Index: 277

Bibliographic information

• Title: Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet
• Editors: Lorne L. Dawson, Douglas E. Cowan
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 2004
• ISBN: 0415970210, 9780415970211
• Length: 279 pages