Interdenominational Cooperation in Religious New Media Projects

The Case of the Christian Media Center

Bibliographic Data

ID4945828
AuthorsM Martini (0000-0002-7532-4814, University of Cambridge, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume4
Issue1
Pages137-147
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Latin American Religions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2509-9965 • E-ISSN: 2509-9957
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s41603-020-00099-y
OpenAlexW3017343930
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

In the last decade, macro religious institutions have undergone a process of digitalisation that enabled them to incorporate Internet Communication Technologies in their organisational infrastructure. Stemming from digital religion scholarship, the research presented in this paper relate to a study of the philosophy and functioning of an innovative Catholic media enterprise called Christian Media Center (CMC). Based in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the CMC was established through the cooperation between the long-standing Franciscan Order and the technology-savvy Brazilian community of Canção Nova. Accordingly, this paper asks: which forms of interdenominational negotiation are involved in the functioning of the CMC? Drawing on interviews conducted during three years, this research will outline the process of internal negotiation required by the development of this Catholic new media project and propose possible directions for future research

Business · Center (category theory · Digital media · Negotiation · Order (exchange · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · Caching and Content Delivery · Computer Science · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Social Media and Politics