Online Christian Churches: Three Case Studies

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How to Cite: Hutchings, T. (2011). Online Christian Churches: Three Case Studies. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, 23(3), 346–369. https://doi.org/10.1558/arsr.v23i3.346

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Online churches are Internet-based Christian communities, pursuing worship, proselytism and other ecclesial activities through digital media. This article is based on three case studies of online churches: i-church, the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life, and LifeChurch.tv Church Online. Seven key themes emerge from these case studies and are used here as a framework for comparative analysis: mass appeal, spiritual experience, community, reliance on the familiar, local church attendance, internal control and external oversight.

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    Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
  • creator
    Tim Hutchings
  • issn
    ISSN:1744-9014 (online)
  • issue
    23.3
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/arsr.v23i3.346