The space between us: considering online media for interreligious dialogue

The internet has been conceptualized as a public sphere in which constructive dialogues - such as inter-religious dialogues - can occur. Public spheres, however, require reason, reflectivity and sincerity rarely found in most web spaces. Therefore, this approach might be counterproductive. Instead,...

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Auteur principal: Tsuria, Ruth (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2020]
Dans: Religion
Année: 2020, Volume: 50, Numéro: 3, Pages: 437-454
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Foucault, Michel 1926-1984, L' archéologie du savoir / Mídia social / Diálogo inter-religioso / Técnica de comunicação
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AX Dialogue interreligieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B Digital Media
B Habermas
B Mídia social
B Interreligious Dialogue
B Online
B Foucault
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:The internet has been conceptualized as a public sphere in which constructive dialogues - such as inter-religious dialogues - can occur. Public spheres, however, require reason, reflectivity and sincerity rarely found in most web spaces. Therefore, this approach might be counterproductive. Instead, I suggest we consider online communication as a Foucauldian discourse, a site of struggle, in which norms and concepts are negotiated. This chapter considers a few theoretical frameworks that allow researchers to critically survey online inter-religious dialogue. Four case studies are then reviewed in light of these theoretical considerations. The chapter argues that online discourses need to be examined by paying attention to the technological affordances, the social and cultural context, and the linguistic strategies employed. It is suggested that, for interreligious dialogue to happen, it needs to carve out a space within this online media that is dedicated to contemplation and openness.
ISSN:1096-1151
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2020.1754598