Social media, faith, and justice

Beth Kanter, nonprofit blogger guru, writes about about technology, adoption challenges, information design, visual thinking, creativity, and more. Conversations here are useful for churches, NGOs, and others making change through online communities.

Theologian and technology expert John Dyer considers the beauty and danger of our highly wired lives.

Global Voices is an international community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world.

The Berkman Center at Harvard University enjoys a global reputation for cutting-edge work centered on the relationships between the Internet, law, and society.

These 13 articles explore social media and the issues of accountability, affordable access, digital divides, surveillance, privacy, exploitation, and cultural transformation. All appeared in the Jan. 2011 issue of Media Development, published by the World Association for Christian Communication.

A weekly audio blog from CBC radio about how technology affects our lives.

Practical reflections on how Christians are using (sometimes abusing) online tools in their ministries.

Blogger Erin Green asks tough and funny questions about the Internet, justice, and religion. A project of the World Association for Christian Communication, North America.

The network for European web editors, web journalists and web pastors in churches.

A multimedia organization specializing in the production of audio and video programs faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. They emphasize the social: online and real-world connections between audiences, media producers, and the church.

An organization dedicated to helping grassroots activists around the world use digital technology to increase their impact. Practical guides, case studies, and blog recommendations are also listed.

Interesting mobile app highlighting faith-related videos. Available on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry. From the inter-faith Odyssey Networks.

Communications-related Headlines is a free online news summary service provided by the Benton Foundation (www.benton.org). Posted Monday through Friday, this service provides updates on important industry developments, policy issues, and other related news events.

A series from the Guardian about how the most revolutionary innovation of our time--the Internet--has transformed our world, from concepts of privacy to conceptions of death.

A blog by David Stearns--software developer, historian, and sociologist--about the "intersection of technology, culture, and Christian spirituality."