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Item Framing Feminism: How Catholic Women Use Blogging to Navigate a “Secular” Discourse on Feminism Through a Religious LensKnobloch, Morgan; Campbell, Heidi A.To overall explore how new media use presents a forum for discussions of inclusivity through personal narratives, this study investigates how religious discourse about feminism influences individual identity by analyzing Catholic blogs. Since the start of the third wave, the feminist movement has begun to embrace the concept of intersectionality, which argues that each woman’s experience is unique because of her personal story. Intersectionality opened the door for women who may have previously felt excluded from feminism to reinterpret the movement according to their own beliefs. Catholic women saw this opening and took to their blogs to share their own stories and ideas, thus creating the concept of Catholic Feminism. In posting on their blogs, Catholic women highlight the commonalities between their faith and feminism, giving other women insight as to how they can stay true to their religious beliefs while also pushing for the rights of women. Through blogging, Catholic women redefine what it means to be female in contemporary society and provide their readers with guidelines to live accordingly in establishing their online communities. While the concept of Catholic Feminism may have seemed like an oxymoron just a few years ago, blogging has made it a reality. If new media use can demonstrate how religious teachings and secular ideals actually complement each other, it can be used to promote civil discourse by offering new perspectives to otherwise contradictory ideals.Item Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World(2020-05-19) Campbell, Heidi A.Religion in Quarantine: The Future of Religion in a Post-Pandemic World, is an eBook collection of essays written by religious studies faculty and graduates students from Texas A&M University. Coming from a variety of religious traditions--including Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism--each essay considers what future of religion might look like in light of the changes facilitated by the current COVID-19 pandemic and the potential challenges this may raise for religious communities. The first section of essays are narratives from different professors on their own spiritual journeys during the pandemic lockdown. These are very personal reflections where scholars reflect on their experiences of and connection with a specific religious community both as practitioners and scholars. The second-half essays feature reflections from faculty on recent research projects and how that work has been influenced by the pandemic. Here, faculty focused on how current conditions and trends observed in religion’s negotiation with the culture of COVID-19 have caused them to critically reflect on their own religious studies-focused research.Item Research Summaries and Lessons on Doing Religion and Church Online(2020-03-28) Campbell, Heidi A.; Osteen, SophiaThe following is a synopsis of ten research articles written by Professor Heidi Campbell over the past two decades addressing important Issues of how religious communities use the internet, and the ways churches are impacted by their use and experimentation. A summary is provided of each article, along with two to four quotes from each article that highlight key research findings. Article quotes are presented as “lessons” that each of these research studies can offer religious organizations and community leaders who are considering or trying to implement digitally mediated forms of worship. This overview also spotlights important social, ethical and theological implications of doing church online that can impact religious organizations.Item Summarizing Heidi A Campbell’s Research on Religion and Church Online(2020-04-01) Sophia, Osteen; Campbell, Heidi A.This paper provides a concise summary of Heidi A Campbell's research on religious community online and doing church on the internet. Over the last twenty-five years, Heidi A Campbell has studied what defines religious community online, the key traits of digital church, and the challenges that church leadership may face when using digital media. Campbell defines religious community as the building and maintaining of relationships through a social network that facilitates the pursuit of a common purpose related to their shared faith. Religious individuals may find this experience on a variety of digital platforms. What is common amongst the different manifestations of religious community online is people are drawn to them because of the relational aspect and the spiritual opportunities that online religious communities allow.Item 'We’re Still Here’: Reflections of the Post-Pandemic Digital Church(2023-10-13) Campbell, Heidi A.; Osteen, Sophia; Sparks, GraysonThis is the final research report of the "Tech in Churches During Covid-19" research project, a three-year study of churches in Indiana who received funds from the Center for Congregation's Connecting through Technology grant, which focused on the ways technology use during the global pandemic impacted churches experience and outlook. This report presents finding from a survey of 246 church leaders about technological decisions made during the global pandemic. The aim was to better understand churches' engagement with digital media, and compare their practices and attitudes toward technology before, during and after the pandemic. Findings from this report demonstrate a positive shift between 2020 and 2023 in congregational attitudes towards technology and online services. It also highlights how the size of the congregation and the age of religious leaders making technology decisions influenced the type of digital media used and how churches adapted to digital tools.Item When Pastors put on the “Tech Hat”: How Churches Digitized during Covid-19(2021-11-17) Campbell, Heidi A.; Osteen, SophiaThis is the first research report from the Tech in Churches During Covid-19 research project, which investigates the role digital media has played in churches over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to explore in detail the technological decision-making process churches and leaders have undergone during this time of great institutional change and adaptation impacting religious communities in unique ways. Report one analyzes and reports on key themes emerging from 50 Tech Talk sessions with 478 church leaders hosted online by the Center for Congregations of Indianapolis, Indiana in 2020 and 2021. Sessions focused on pastors and other church leaders discussing their technology choices and use during the pandemic, and the challenges and opportunities this created as they transitioned, often for the first time, into digital worship. This report centers on five key questions that help explore different church's choices regarding implement digital media, and the technological demands they discovered in moving from traditional offline church, to online and hybrid forms.