Professor of Sociology of Religion @ Dalhousie University Canada
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@gamevironments @gpgrieve @zaphod2112 @AnuschkaP @ChrisHelland2 @JohnWBorchert : IASGAR is finally online, just check our Twitter channel or our new website iasgar.uni-bremen.de/
Hello world! The International Academy for the Study of Gaming and Religion (IASGAR) is now on Twitter. Find out more about what we do and who we are here: iasgar.uni-bremen.de/
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.@AntheaButler is the 2022 recipient of AAR's Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion ow.ly/9zyU50JQ0Mn
The religious times are definitely changing. Facebook’s Next Target: The Religious Experience nyti.ms/3BFFPyz
How does the sacred end up in cyberspace? Professor Helland discusses online religion with Sarah Poko: POKO PONDERS: What is sacred? | Saltwire saltwire.com/atlantic-canada…
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There is time for us to create a better, happier world, but we can’t sit back and expect a miracle. We each have actions we must take, by living our lives meaningfully — helping others whenever we can and making every effort to do them no harm.
Online networks are essential networks. Maintaining religion, belief, hope and help during the Covid crisis. #DalaiLama #VirtualReality #onlinereligion
Cyberspace as sacred space? Practicing religion in the face of the Covid crisis. What do we gain and what do we lose from online religious activity? #onlinereligion #DalaiLama dalailama.com/live
Adapting traditions to save traditions. Interview I did for Christmas and the Covid lockdown. #onlinereligion #virtualreligion #Traditions Shift - NB with Vanessa Vander Valk - Dec. 22, 2020: Traditions cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-8…
Using CMC to connect, teach, and empower when traditional connections are no longer an option dalailama.com/live
Award winning book exploring our religious environment as it adapts to the challenge of a global pandemic
As we socially isolate, online religion helps but can it replace f2f rituals? Staying Apart, But Praying Together nyti.ms/32I0lyn
Staying close even when far away. Cyberspace as a place for connecting with faith, practice, and people. dalailama.com/live
Beijing's motives for crushing Tibetan language - Asia Times asiatimes.com/2020/10/beijin…
A short article I wrote a few years ago that seems more relevant today: "Faith, the internet and improving the state of the world" weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/f… via @wef
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Digest: Apocalyptic Politics, by Center on Media, Religion, and Culture
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Children today are our hope for the future. Since global warming affects us all, must discuss taking care of our world at #LLSummit2020. Must also find ways to reduce the gap between rich & poor. Join us on 9 Sept and call for a #FairShare4Children — bit.ly/LLsummit2020