The Pattern of Religious Life in the Era of Social Media

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10.2991/978-2-38476-160-9_19How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Bible; Religious Life; Social Media

Abstract

The problem in this study was the change in the pattern of the religious life in the era of social media, which definitely had an impact on the conventional religious habits prior to the existence of social media. This topic was discussed because in reality before and after social media existed, the activities of religious life experienced significant differences. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. The finding of the research showed that the pattern of religious life in the era of social media was that everyone became an active participant of religious life. The concrete form of active participants in religious activities was that everyone could interpret the scriptures based on the comments or statuses shared by others on social media. The design of one's spirituality no longer depended solely on the clergymen, but the existing religious contents could design the viewpoint of one's spirituality. Moreover, the audience of the religion was diverse. Consequently, when the religious activities were carried out in live streaming, anyone could watch and become an observer. Although the pattern of religious life differed in the era of social media, the Bible should remain to be the primary reference in assessing whether something was proper or not.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Simon
AU  - John Abraham Christiaan
AU  - Auw Tammy Yulianto
AU  - Tjiong Eric Cahyadi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/14
TI  - The Pattern of Religious Life in the Era of Social Media
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Theology, Humanities and Christian Education 2022 (ICONTHCE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 162
EP  - 170
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-160-9_19
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-160-9_19
ID  - 2023
ER  -