Live-Streamed Faith: Diffusion of Live Streaming in the Protestant Church
The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home advisories issued by many states encouraged many houses of worship to begin live streaming or to improve existing capabilities. Even as restrictions on gathering loosened, many people continued to avoid large gatherings out...
| Published in: | Journal of religion, media and digital culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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| In: |
Journal of religion, media and digital culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Protestant congregation
/ Worship service
/ Streaming (Communication technology)
/ Implementation
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church RB Church office; congregation RC Liturgy ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Church
B Coronavirus B Covid-19 B live streaming B Religious B diffusion of innovations B Protestant |
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| Summary: | The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home advisories issued by many states encouraged many houses of worship to begin live streaming or to improve existing capabilities. Even as restrictions on gathering loosened, many people continued to avoid large gatherings out of an abundance of caution, causing many religious institutions to have split congregations: part in person and part virtual. This study examined the motivations and decisions made by U.S.-based Protestant churches of various sizes regarding starting, improving, and continuing live streaming in the face of sudden changes in their ability to reach their congregations. The diffusion of innovations theory was used as a framework to understand how live streaming spread through the Protestant church and how the crisis of the pandemic accelerated that diffusion. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-9214 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/21659214-bja10060 |