Twitter of Faith: Microblogging the Divine

[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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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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