Technology in S-iritual 2ormation4 An 67-loratory Study of Com-uter Mediated Religious Communications
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1,$78-1N>>+("#>(-:"& & ABSTRA&T In this paper, we report findings from a study of American Christian ministers’ uses of technologies in religious practices. We focus on the use of technologies for spiritual purposes as opposed to pragmatic and logistical, but report on all. We present results about the uses of technologies in three aspects of religious work: religious study and reflection, church services, and pastoral care. We end by examining how the collaborative religious uses of technologies cross and blend work and personal life.
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