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Christian Education: Digital Spirituality

These Resource Guides have been developed for the Master of Arts in Christian Education Program.

Dr. Karen-Marie Yust

Dr. Karen-Marie Yust is the Josiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe Professor of Christian Education. She is the co-president of the International Association of Children's Spirituality and has authored several books and articles on spirituality, including Real Kids, Real Faith, "Digital Play as a Spiritually Formative Activity", "Digital Power: Exploring the Effects of Social Media on Children's Spirituality" and "Drama, Intimacy and Vulnerability: The Spiritual Challenges of Digital Culture."

Internet Resources

Adaptive Faith Formation

 

 

Is your teaching and learning process intended to be...

  • On one's own (self-directed)
  • With a mentor
  • At home
  • In small groups
  • In large groups
  • In the congregation
  • In the community and world

Keeping It REAL in a Post-Truth World

The internet contains fantastic information, but finding it is sometimes like sifting a midden heap. Things that look great and flashy can quickly prove to be nothing but lies and deceit.

Follow the steps below to help the jewels rise to the surface.

 

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Bookshelf

Useful books available in the William S. Morton Library and in its electronic collection

Digital Spirituality
Bibliography of titles available at the
William S. Morton Library.

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Library Books

Networked theology : negotiating faith in digital culture
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Playing With Religion In Digital Games
Beyond the Screen : Youth Ministry for the Connected but Alone Generation
@ Worship : Liturgical Practices In Digital Worlds
Screen-smart parenting : how to find balance and benefit in your child's use of social media, apps, and digital devices
Godwired : religion, ritual, and virtual reality
It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens
Networked : the new social operating system
eGods : faith versus fantasy in computer gaming
Digital cultures
The digital cathedral : networked ministry in a wireless world
Mediating faith : faith formation in a trans-media era
The virtual Body of Christ in a suffering world
God in the machine : video games as spiritual pursuit
Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out : kids living and learning with new media
Fantastic spiritualities : monsters, heroes and the contemporary religious imagination
Halos and avatars : playing video games with God

E-Books -- View NOW!

Cybertheology thinking Christianity in the era of the Internet
Online mission and ministry a theological and practical guide
The virtual Body of Christ in a suffering world
Screen-smart parenting : how to find balance and benefit in your child's use of social media, apps, and digital devices
It's complicated the social lives of networked teens
The virtual Body of Christ in a suffering world
Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out kids living and learning with new media

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