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Abstract [en]
The purposes of this article-based thesis are to explore and understand preaching as a practice in general,and the practice of preaching in digital culture and spaces in particular. Informed by the practicetheory of Theodore Schatzki, it presents the results of a cross-case analysis of four di!erent case studiesof the practice of preaching in digital culture and spaces in Swedish protestant churches. Based on theanalysis, I argue that the deep relationality of the practice of preaching involves not just humans andtexts but also material arrangements and that this feature often is ampli"ed in digital culture and spaces.While there were examples of a decrease, overall, there was an increase in interaction, negotiation, andinterdependency. In light of this, I contend that the practice of preaching in digital culture and spacesis characterized by co-preaching. Moreover, I argue that some of the implications of co-preaching arethe enabling and encouragement of dialogue, imagination, and the priestly function of the priesthoodof all believers, but also an increased vulnerability for the co-preachers involved.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Enskilda högskolan Stockholm, 2023. p. 253
Series
Dissertationes Theologicae Holmienses ; 2
Keywords
digital homiletics, online preaching, the practice of preaching, digital culture, the preaching event
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Practical Theology including Religious Behavioural Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-1842 (URN)978-91-88906-21-2 (ISBN)
Public defence
2023-06-16, Enskilda högskolan Stockholm Sal 219/220, Åkeshovsvägen 29, Bromma, 13:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
2023-05-172023-05-172023-11-23Bibliographically approved