ThoughtsandPrayers

A Theology of Social Media Crisis Interaction and Mental Health

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22112352
AutoresKatie Cross (0000-0002-3083-8395, University of Aberdeen, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen29
Número2
Páginas144-156
Fecha de publicación2025-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Disability & Religion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2331-2521 • E-ISSN: 2331-253X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23312521.2024.2441431
OpenAlexW4405822654
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas12

This article examines the intersection of theology, social media technologies, and human responses to global crises and disaster. It highlights the way in which social media has become a primary platform for engaging with such events, while also considering its effects on mental health. Responding to the needs of others is theologically important, but this raises crucial questions about how tomanage practical engagement with social media amidst the poor mental health outcomes associated with it. This article offers a theological response which emphasises the centrality of the body anddraws on the work of philosopher Albert Borgmann to outline the importance of “focal things” in human experience. Borgmann’s concept is proposed as a potential antidote to the mental health issues and distractions fostered by social media, offering one possible pathway to more meaningful and embodied responses to crises

Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Social media · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology