Virtual Communion: Theology of the Internet and the Catholic

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

This book provides a theological account of the internet from a Catholic perspective. It engages digital culture by providing a context for media and mediation within the Catholic tradition, specifically focusing on the ecclesiology and sacramentality of the church. Katherine G. Schmidt argues that the Catholic imagination is inherently consonant with the idea of the \u201Cvirtual,\u201D understood as the creative space between presence and absence, bringing the fields of media studies, internet studies, sociology, history, and theology together in order to give a theological account of the social realities of American Catholicism in light of digital culture. Overall, Schmidt argues that the social possibilities of the internet afford the church great opportunity for building a social context that\n\nVirtual Communion\nTheology of the Internet and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal;