Vrabec, Norbert and Graca, Martin (2017) Mobile Applications in the Context of the New Evangelization. European Journal of Science and Theology, 13 (4). pp. 123-135. ISSN 1842-8517
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The paper defines specific aspects of mobile applications with a religious or spiritual focus with specific addressing on the apps that are available in the Slovak language. It focuses on the analysis of the characteristics of these mobile applications in the context of new forms of evangelization which, in addition to internet communication, also use the specific characteristics of mobile devices. In addition to obtaining information, playing games or shopping, mobile applications are increasingly also used to spread religious messages. One of the objectives of the research study was to find how effectively this potential is used and if mobile applications are primarily focused on practising believers or if they try to reach the people with no religion or belonging to any of the Churches. A systematic review framework was applied to the search, screening, and assessment of apps. Then we selected those applications that meet the criteria that they are religiously or spiritually oriented. These applications subsequently underwent quantitative and partly qualitative and content analysis. In our final survey sample we included 36 mobile applications, of which 24 were for Android and 12 were for iOS. We categorized the final corpus into six thematic categories. Within the quantitative content analysis we observed the presence of the following five functional properties that have the potential to increase the efficiency of applications in the process of new evangelization. The study results showed that all Slovak mobile applications with a religious or spiritual focus are primarily designed for so-called active believers. Neither of the applications had a direct evangelistic character, e.g. not specifically created with the purpose of reaching and attracting people with no religion or with an indifferent relationship to the spiritual life or the spiritual values.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | New Evangelization, Social Means, Communication, Mobile Applications |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory B Mission theology/theory > Spirituality B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel C Types of Christian Ministry > Media ministry D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Roman Catholic |
| Divisions: | Central Europe Central Europe > Slovakia |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2021 14:03 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2021 14:03 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2320 |
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