Experiencing the Bible

This study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis, a qualitative interview methodology, to examine the information experience of Catholic readers of the Bible. It presents a detailed, individual-focused account of how Catholics experience the Bible, in its diverse oral, print, and digital man...

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Main Author: Gorichanaz, Tim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2016
In: Journal of religious and theological information
Year: 2016, Volume: 15, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 19-31
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
HA Bible
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B spiritual information use
B Reading
B Christianity
B document work
B information experience
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Summary:This study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis, a qualitative interview methodology, to examine the information experience of Catholic readers of the Bible. It presents a detailed, individual-focused account of how Catholics experience the Bible, in its diverse oral, print, and digital manifestations, as a source of religious information. Participants in this study were found to experience the Bible as God's Word, with which they interface in three thematic ways: Connections, Journey, and Practice. These themes are, in turn, linked by the processes of sharing, repetition, and interpretation. This work extends previous research on the religious reading of believers and numinous document experience, and it contributes to a budding conceptualization of reading as an example of document work rather than a merely cognitive activity.
ISSN:1528-6924
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious and theological information
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2016.1168278