Managing missionary identity in the digital age: How missionaries utilize digital media among multiple social groups

The way that missionaries manage their identities has changed significantly since the days they mailed out several printed newsletters a year to a small audience “back home.” The space for this negotiation of identity has moved from private to public; and the interlocutors who access these blogs, em...

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Main Author: Nehrbass, Kenneth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Missiology
Year: 2018, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-195
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
RJ Mission; missiology
TK Recent history
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B identity management
B Missionaries
B Social media
B Semiotics
B cultural scripts
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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