Twist in perception: Spiritual needs and technology in the times of COVID-19. A qualitative research study in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11210%2F23%3A10450177" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11210/23:10450177 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=IbeEqs-JqX" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=IbeEqs-JqX</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11089-022-01049-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11089-022-01049-5</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Twist in perception: Spiritual needs and technology in the times of COVID-19. A qualitative research study in the Czech Republic

Original language description

The covid-19 pandemic caused a significant change in how active members of Christian churches in the Czech Republic perceive and use technology to address their religious needs. Physical presence in worship, sacred spaces, and communities used to be almost the sole means of religious practice of Czech Christian believers before the pandemic. Technologically mediated services suddenly became the almost exclusive medium of content distribution (worship, readings, sermons, prayers), contact, and communication among believers. This study aims to understand the diversity of technology perception of Christian believers active in official Christian churches in the Czech Republic in their religious practice in respect of various technologically transmitted religious services before and during the covid-19 pandemic with potential impact on post-pandemic times. The qualitative research method of in-depth semi-structured interviews with 117 Czech Christian believers and 16 clergy representatives, all active in official Christian churches in the Czech Republic, and data gathering method (3 age cohorts in the data collection team, 6 churches, and 8 regions) aim to map in complexity the evolution of their perceptions. The research took place from March-April 2021. Research outcomes show the breadth of the perception of technologically mediated religious services during the pandemic. Unexpected exposure to technologies made many Christian believers re-evaluate how they perceive the role and contribution of new technologies to their spiritual lives. The findings help predict changes in the use of technology in Czech Christian faith communities. Understanding the diversity of perceptions may help churches establish strategies that reflect the current needs of their believers.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000734" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000734: Creativity and Adaptability as Conditions of the Success of Europe in an Interrelated World</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Pastoral Psychology

ISSN

1573-6679

e-ISSN

1573-6679

Volume of the periodical

Neuveden

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4.1.2023

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

25

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000907049900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85145503480