E-Reading and the Christian Bible

Bibliographic Data

ID3941889
AuthorsTim Hutchings (0000-0002-6618-6122, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume44
Issue4
Pages423-440
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0008429815610607
OpenAlexW2421061562
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited15

The Christian Bible is now available in thousands of digital forms, re-imagined for electronic reading on mobile, tablet and desktop screens. This article introduces findings from an online survey of digital Bible users, analysing their demographics, reading practices, motivations and experiences. Survey responses are analysed in conversation with recent debates among Christian commentators and broader arguments in the study of e-reading in education and other contexts. Religious e-reading shows some distinctive and unexpected features, in comparison with reading in other contexts, and this article proposes some initial hypotheses about the impact of digital media on sacred text

Art · Conversation · Demographics · Digital media · Linguistics · Literature · Reading (process · Sociology · World Wide Web · Communication · Computer Science · ICT in Developing Communities · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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