Twitter of Faith: Microblogging the Divine

Religion Dispatches by Pauline Hope Cheong | Mar. 12, 2009 (Special Report)

[C]ontemporary believers may reinvent the century-old practice of praying set prayers from the Bible, hymns, and devotionals and matching prayer rhythms with fellow believers at designated times of the day. This also brings to mind the Pentecostal religious practice of prayer chains, where lay followers are charged to pray on particular topics, during particular hours, and for the same length of time. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Evan Derkacz - Mar 12, 2009 - 11:23 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 12, 2009

There's some interesting theorizing in this article about social media and community building. I'm not sure the piece gave adequate broad-scale evidence about this movement to use Twitter and other social media in religious communities, but it was a fascinating, if overly theoretical piece.

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Evan Derkacz
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 by Evan Derkacz - Mar. 12, 2009

I'm the managing editor of the publication so don't take my word for it, go read the story and judge it on its merits.

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