E-Reading and the Christian Bible

Hutchings, Tim

Abstract

The Christian Bible is now available in thousands of digital forms, re-imagined for electronic reading on mobile, tablet and desktop screens. This article introduces findings from an online survey of digital Bible users, analysing their demographics, reading practices, motivations and experiences. Survey responses are analysed in conversation with recent debates among Christian commentators and broader arguments in the study of e-reading in education and other contexts. Religious e-reading shows some distinctive and unexpected features, in comparison with reading in other contexts, and this article proposes some initial hypotheses about the impact of digital media on sacred text.

Citation

Hutchings, T. (2015). E-Reading and the Christian Bible. Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 44(4), 423-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008429815610607

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Oct 16, 2015
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Aug 20, 2019
• Journal: Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses
• Print ISSN: 0008-4298
• Electronic ISSN: 2042-0587
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 423-440
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0008429815610607
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1411559
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0008429815610607