Digital Media, Young Adults and Religion : An International Perspective.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Part I Theoretical and methodological perspectives -- 1 Introduction: young adults, religion, and digital media in international perspective -- 2 Digital media and religion in an international context: perspectives on identity, connection, and authority -- 3 A mixed-method approach to youth and digital religion -- Part II Applications and cases -- 4 Contents and discontents of Internet and social media use in the religious lives of Ghanaian young adults -- 5 The Internet, social media, and the critical interrogation of traditional religion among young adults in Peru -- 6 A view on religious socialization in contemporary China: the role of new media, literature, education, and participation -- 7 Internet and social media use and religion among minority groups in Israel: a case study of Muslim and Druze young adults -- 8 Religion, social media, and young adults in Turkey: a case study of religious engagement and volunteering -- 9 Between tradition and innovation: social media in the religious lives of young adults in Poland -- 10 Finnish university students' social media use in the light of the Faith Q-Sort prototypes -- Appendix: Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective (YARG) Project Survey -- Bibliography -- Index.

Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways.

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