Religion Online ― How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray

Religion Online provides new insights about religiosity in a contemporary context, offering a comprehensive look at the intersection of digital media, faith communities, and practices of all sorts.

• Shows how religion is as important as politics in contemporary public affairs

• Breaks new ground on the subject of media and religion (e.g., studying actual audiences, exploring cultural religion outside denominations, and synthesizing communication and sociology of religion)

• Features a variety of diverse voices from different faiths to give readers a broad overview of ideas

• Describes how young adults have a unique affinity for new media and are more comfortable using them in religious worship than previous generations

August E. Grant, PhD, is J. Rion McKissick Professor of Journalism at the University of South Carolina.

Amanda F. C. Sturgill, PhD, is associate professor of communications at Elon University.

Chiung Hwang Chen, PhD, is professor of communication at Brigham Young University–Hawaii.

Daniel A. Stout, PhD, is professor of communication at Brigham Young University–Hawaii.