Digital Jesus : The Making of a New Christian Fundamentalist Community on the Internet
Robert Glenn. Howard
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : New York University Press , cop. 2011
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (224 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Vernacular Christian Fundamentalism on the Internet; 2 9/11 at the Bible Prophecy Corner: Enacting the Virtual Ekklesia; 3 Networking the Apocalypse: End Times Communication in Newsgroups and Email Lists, 1992 to 1995; 4 The Millennial Web, 1996 to 2000; 5 The End Times in Participatory Media: Rapture Ready and Beyond; 6 Toward a Truer Charity: Tolerance in an Age of Network Media; 7 Conclusion: Attending to Vernacular Theology; Notes; References; Index; About the Author. - In the 1990s, Marilyn Agee developed one of the most well-known amateur evangelical websites focused on the "End Times", The Bible Prophecy Corner. Around the same time, Lambert Dolphin, a retired Stanford physicist, started the website Lambert's Library to discuss with others online how to experience the divine. While Marilyn and Lambert did not initially correspond directly, they have shared several correspondents in common. Even as early as 1999 it was clear that they were members of the same online network of Christians, a virtual church built around those who embraced a common ideology. D
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| ISBN | 9780814773086. - 9780814773109
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