{"id":28,"date":"2012-02-16T10:11:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T18:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/patmwells\/?p=28"},"modified":"2012-02-16T10:11:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T18:11:22","slug":"five-social-media-trends-that-are-reshaping-religion-o-holy-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/patmwells\/2012\/02\/16\/five-social-media-trends-that-are-reshaping-religion-o-holy-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Social Media Trends that are Reshaping Religion: “O Holy Apps”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabeth Drescher’s article titled “Five Social Media Trends that are Reshaping Religion” appeared in the online magazine Religious Dispatch. \u00a0<\/em>The magazine focuses on publishing a medley of “expert opinion, in-depth reporting, and provocative updates from the intersection of religion, politics and culture.”<\/p>\n

Drescher, who currently teaches religious studies at Santa Clara University, focuses her article on the affect that technology, specifically that having to do with social media, has on our current perceptions of religion. \u00a0The main point that I found to be the most interesting was the inclusion of religious apps, or as Drescher terms them “O Holy Apps”, as a means of outreach for ministry services. \u00a0However, what struck me as odd, was Drescher’s reference to the Confession App<\/a>. \u00a0Granted, apparently the Vatican has released a statement saying that the confession app is not a substitute for a real face to face confession, but the creation of the app still raises an interesting point. \u00a0I personally do not think that a confession app is a viable option to replace a face to face interaction with a priest, but i have a \u00a0feeling that as our society becomes more and more technologically saturated that people will eventually have no problem with it. \u00a0To me, that seems a little scary.<\/p>\n

I guess the main reason why I have reservations about such things as the confession app is because it allows us to retreat into a world were physical interaction with others is not necessary. \u00a0We are social creatures and to be cut off from others, I think, would be extremely detrimental to our evolution as a species. \u00a0I just don’t see technological advancements such as this app as being beneficial to humanity as a whole.<\/p>\n

Read Elizabeth Drescher’s entire article here…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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