The Digital Way: Re-imagining Digital Discipleship in The Age of Social Media

Youth and young adults are more engaged with technology today than they have ever been before and yet they remain one of the most emotional and spiritually disconnected generations of our time. Despite this reality, the overarching field of Catholic youth ministry has failed to address the digital l...

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Main Author: Hunt, Jodi G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-112
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
RA Practical theology
RF Christian education; catechetics
RG Pastoral care
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Human Dignity
B Practical Theology
B Youth Ministry
B Digital Discipleship
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Summary:Youth and young adults are more engaged with technology today than they have ever been before and yet they remain one of the most emotional and spiritually disconnected generations of our time. Despite this reality, the overarching field of Catholic youth ministry has failed to address the digital lives of youth and young adults. That is, although Catholic youth ministry and its practitioners have, to a great degree, perfected the use of technology in ministry, it has not adequately prepared Catholic youth and young adults for the digital world. However, by reshaping what digital discipleship is and grounding this approach in Catholic church teachings on human dignity and Thomas Groome's shared Christian praxis, as this paper will present, practitioners of Catholic youth ministry can refashion the digital lives of youth and young adults.
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-01802003