Approaches to Mormon Identity and Practice in the #ldsconf Twitter Hashtag
In this paper, we document different expressions of Mormon identity and different approaches to Mormon practice within the #ldsconf Twitter hashtag. In particular, we examine #ldsconf during two important events in the recent history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: the presidenti...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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Journal of media and religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 122-133 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mormon Church
/ Religious identity
/ Twitter (Softwareplattform)
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IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality KBQ North America KDH Christian sects |
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Summary: | In this paper, we document different expressions of Mormon identity and different approaches to Mormon practice within the #ldsconf Twitter hashtag. In particular, we examine #ldsconf during two important events in the recent history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: the presidential transition from Thomas Monson to Russell Nelson in January 2018, and the Church's formal acceptance of Nelson as Church president in April 2018. Our findings suggest that the #ldsconf hashtag allows for more expression of identity than formal Latter-day Saint contexts and that Twitter hashtags afford a ready audience for religious discussion in which no bounds are set on appropriate identity or practice. |
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ISSN: | 1534-8415 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2019.1696121 |