Thoughts on Ecumenical Dialogue in the Digital Age

In the time of COVID-19, because of travel and meeting restrictions, all kinds of meetings are taking place through videoconferencing. The global experience of continuing to work while observing social distancing guidelines is slowly removing the technological, normative, and required-knowledge resi...

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Published in:The ecumenical review
Authors: Farrell, Brian 1944- (Author) ; Turner, Jeanine W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: The ecumenical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 253-260
RelBib Classification:KDJ Ecumenism
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Covid-19
B digital interaction
B Ecumenical Dialogue
B VIDEOCONFERENCING
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Summary:In the time of COVID-19, because of travel and meeting restrictions, all kinds of meetings are taking place through videoconferencing. The global experience of continuing to work while observing social distancing guidelines is slowly removing the technological, normative, and required-knowledge resistance that during normal circumstances would have hindered the global diffusion of videoconferencing we are now seeing. Videoconferencing is a welcome tool that has provided an opportunity for creating a sense of face-to-face interaction during a time when physical presence is often not possible. Nevertheless, this tool can present specific challenges to interpersonal interaction. This article discusses the challenges posed by videoconferencing technology in the specific case of ecumenical dialogue. Churches engaged in ecumenical dialogue need to ask how the search for understanding and agreement can succeed in the era of digital interaction.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contains:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12598