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Faith in technology: authority, community, identity and digital media at an Australian megachurch. A case study of Crossway Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia

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posted on 2024-03-08, 00:03 authored by Heidi JoyHeidi Joy
<p dir="ltr">This thesis examined the digital media activities of Crossway Baptist Church and its offline religious and community practices, identifying the challenges for the church in managing a large digital presence, and finding measurable and significant differences in online and offline community, and rates of online and offline religious conversions.</p>

History

Principal supervisor

Aneta Podkalicka

Additional supervisor 1

Zala Volcic

Year of Award

2024

Department, School or Centre

School of Media, Film and Journalism

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

PhD

Campus location

Australia

Faculty

Faculty of Arts