A Review of America's Religious Institutions' Utilization of Information Communication Technologies in Shaping Social Policy and Governance

Christson Adedoyin and Mary S. Jackson
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Christson Adedoyin: East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Mary S. Jackson: East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), 2014, vol. 6, issue 3, 53-60

Abstract: Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) are vital tools that religious organizations pervasively utilize in the United States of America (USA) to shape social issues, influence social policy and participate in governance. This paper articulates the different methods of deploying ICTs by religious organizations toward social justice and human development in the USA from historical to contemporary times. Furthermore, the article highlights the nexus of intervention strategies and ICTs to address social problems such as poverty, unemployment, child abuse, human trafficking, and environmental issues. Contemporary ICTs applications such as twitter, Facebook, blogs, online communities and classical media outlets such as television, satellite communications and radios used by religious organization in influencing governance will be examined. Implications for teaching, practice and future research are delineated.

Date: 2014
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