[Commlist] workshop: Digital religion – online spirituality

*Call for papers - workshop: /_Digital religion – online spirituality_//__/*

*Workshop webpage: *https://www.ethicsinmedia.eu/digital-religion 
<https://www.ethicsinmedia.eu/digital-religion>*/_
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*November 10.-12.11 2022, **Palacky **University in Olomouc, Czech Republic*

The workshop aims to discuss and conceptualize the influence of new 
communication technologies on forming contemporary church communities 
and authorities. It concerns an interdisciplinary area that examines to 
what extent traditional religious practice adapts to the digital 
environment and how aspects of digital culture form life patterns of 
offline religious groups. It is evident that online religious practice 
influences the contemporary community of believers, and new unchurched 
receivers of the content and spiritual practice are impacted much more 
than ever before. (Campbell, Evolvi, 2020) The largest group of Twitter 
followers of Pope Francis are non-religious persons, while the smallest 
group are Catholics (Narbona, 2016).

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*The workshop will feature, but is not limited to, the following three 
interconnected dimensions:*

/I) Online spirituality: digital religious communities and religious 
practices online/
/II) Religious influencers online: changes in religious authorities in 
the time of new media/
/III) Ethics in media representation of spirituality and religion/

The workshop aims to connect researchers who study changes in 
spirituality/religion in connection to online media, share their 
up-to-date research findings, and discuss possibilities for further 
joint researchas the secondary aim is to create an international 
research network that could apply to Europe‘s research funding (e.g., 
Twinning projects), in the future.

The following (online) *keynote speaker* has been confirmed: dr. 
Paromita Bose (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India).

If you would like to participate in the workshop, please send us an 
abstract (up to 300 words, excluding references) of the conference paper 
and your short bio (up to 200 words). Please, email your abstracts and 
short bio to dr. Renata Sedláková: (renata.sedlakova /at/ upol.cz) 
<mailto:(renata.sedlakova /at/ upol.cz)>


Deadline for abstract submission: 31st July 2022

Abstract acceptance notification: 1st September 2022

Conference fee: 100 Euro all participants (organization of the 
conference and two dinners included)

We do not provide accommodation, but we offer you recommendations on 
where to stay and what to visit in Olomouc.

*We welcome postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and 
advanced scholars* worldwide to share their ideas and findings on 
ongoing projects. Participants with various disciplinary backgrounds: 
religion studies, media and communication studies, sociology, cultural 
studies, film studies, anthropology, and theology are welcome. A maximum 
of 25 participants will be selected from the sent abstracts. We search 
for participants who will be able to represent their institution 
simultaneously and establish research networks in the future.



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