RT Article
T1 The reconfiguration of social, digital and physical presence: From online church to church online
JF HTS teologiese studies
VO 77
IS 3
A1 Cooper, Anthony-Paul
A1 Laato, Samuli
A1 Nenonen, Suvi
A1 Pope, Nicolas
A1 Tjiharuka, David
A1 Sutinen, Erkki
A2 Laato, Samuli
A2 Nenonen, Suvi
A2 Pope, Nicolas
A2 Tjiharuka, David
A2 Sutinen, Erkki
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1946154571
AB Digital presence refers to technologies that provide communities a shared experience and a sense of togetherness, despite geographical distance. Emerging technologies for digital presence provide the church with both theological questions (e.g. related to the validity of sacraments when administered online) and practical opportunities. Think of the pros and cons for online communion in some churches: is digital presence real presence? The digital realm as a thread of the universe leads to rethinking of the church as a social, digital and physical unity. What kind of new possibilities could digital presence in digital realities provide to spiritual experience, individually and within the worship?Contribution: Rather than a plain application of the existing technologies to digitise the current functions and events of congregations for online services, technology should expand and reform the church online. This study aims to discuss the transformation from online church to church online. The technical solution for digital presence was inspired by the demands of a Finnish plug-in campus in an African setting, which draws inspiration from African concepts of community and place.
K1 Digital Religion
K1 Digital Theology
K1 Affordances
K1 Church Online
K1 Digital Presence
DO 10.4102/hts.v77i3.6286