Launching Out into the Deep: Developing a Praxis of Digital Faith Formation of Young Adults in Tamil Nadu, India.

Selvam, Raja

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Launching Out into the Deep: Developing a Praxis of Digital Faith Formation of Young Adults in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Selvam, Raja. Launching Out Into the Deep: Developing a Praxis of Digital Faith Formation of Young Adults In Tamil Nadu, India. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bf16de0f-6d04-4bbb-9e04-e77724eabb88.

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In this new era of communication, digital media has permeated our everyday lives, especially the lives of the young people — the Net-Generation — who grew up immersed in it. Within our current social climate, it is interesting to consider the effects that digital technology has had on a traditional religion like Catholicism. Indeed, scholars and religious followers collectively acknowledge that digital technology provides great opportunities for the institution and its followers while simultaneously realizing the challenges of being present online. It is argued that today digital communication technologies are not just tools for communication, but a comprehensive, thought-shaping, and culture-making reality of our time. Therefore, this study explores the development of a praxis of digital faith formation for young adults. In this perspective, it examines first, the specific forms of digital religious expressions take in general and in Roman Catholic ministerial praxes in particular, especially in an Indian context. Second, how can Indian Roman Catholic ministers, and the faithful whom they serve, be evangelically and technologically informed, engaged, and responsible users of rapidly evolving digital media? Third, how can ecclesial leaders be effectively persuaded of the importance of being open to new ideas about the use of digital media for the formation of youth as well as a myriad of other possible ministerial applications? While exploring these questions in an Indian context, this thesis analyzes a set of specific phenomena related to both the existent and potential interplay of ministry and digital technology. This thesis takes a modest but important step toward developing digital faith formation for young adults. Hence, this study aims to offer a practical theological analysis focused on formulating Digi-tech youth ministry and the theological underpinnings of this development.

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