Confronting Loneliness with Devotion: A Short-Term Ethnography of Bible (E-)Reading in a Palliative Care Unit

Today, the practice of religion is strongly influenced by digitalisation, in not only everyday life but also liminal situations such as dying. Apps, social networks, and virtual church services offer believers opportunities for participation when their mobility is impaired due to ageing and severe i...

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Main Author: Metzger, Gaudenz Urs (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 12, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 340-361
Further subjects:B Bible Reading
B dying and death
B networked religion
B Religious Coping
B Loneliness
B Palliative Care
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