Journal article
Experiencing the Bible
Journal of religious & theological information, v 15(1-2), pp 19-31
02 Apr 2016
Abstract
This study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis, a qualitative interview methodology, to examine the information experience of Catholic readers of the Bible. It presents a detailed, individual-focused account of how Catholics experience the Bible, in its diverse oral, print, and digital manifestations, as a source of religious information. Participants in this study were found to experience the Bible as God's Word, with which they interface in three thematic ways: Connections, Journey, and Practice. These themes are, in turn, linked by the processes of sharing, repetition, and interpretation. This work extends previous research on the religious reading of believers and numinous document experience, and it contributes to a budding conceptualization of reading as an example of document work rather than a merely cognitive activity.
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Details
- Title
- Experiencing the Bible
- Creators
- Tim Gorichanaz - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of religious & theological information, v 15(1-2), pp 19-31
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84975867850
- Other Identifier
- 991019174008904721