Religion, media, and joint commitment: Jehovah’s witnesses as a ‘plural subject’
Abstract: Drawing on the example of Jehovah’s Witnesses, in this contribution I will explore the role of media in the production of religious commitment. I will argue that, while providing important insights into the relationship between media interpretation and media use, the popular concept of ‘re...
| Subtitles: | Special Issue on the Dynamics of Religion, Media, and Community |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg University Publishing
2019-04-08
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Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Year: 2019, Volume: 14, Pages: 79-107 |
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| Summary: | Abstract: Drawing on the example of Jehovah’s Witnesses, in this contribution I will explore the role of media in the production of religious commitment. I will argue that, while providing important insights into the relationship between media interpretation and media use, the popular concept of ‘religious-social shaping of technology’ (Campbell) risks producing an excessively uniform picture of an interpretive community. To outline a more dynamic conception of religious communities, I will introduce a theoretical framework derived from the emerging philosophical fields of collective intentionality and social ontology. In particular, I will draw on the philosopher Margaret Gilbert’s work on ‘joint intentions’ and sketch a frame for the analysis of Jehovah’s Witnesses, in their relationship with media and the Watch Tower Society, as parties in a ‘plural subject’. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 09.05.2019 |
| ISSN: | 1861-5813 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17885/heiup.rel.2019.0.23949 |