Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2004. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-65).

Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2004. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-65).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-209).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-209).

Thesis (M.A.)--Lancaster Bible College, 2004. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-65).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes final project proposal. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-190, 64-70).

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Esta tese tem por objetivo propor o mundo virtual como um novo espaço para a prática do Aconselhamento Pastoral e uma forma de atualização dos vínculos da Igreja com a sociedade e revelar o Evangelho na linguagem dos relacionamentos virtuais. Inicialmente são abordados temas relacionados à comunicação através da Internet e à interpretação do espírito da época em que se situa a cultura e a sociedade local e global. São também apresentados conceitos que afloraram com o desenvolvimento da comunicação mediada por computadores, como o virtual e suas modalidades, as comunidades virtuais e a virtualização do corpo. No segundo capítulo é apresentada uma análise dos fundamentos teóricos, metodológicos e técnicos do Aconselhamento Pastoral realizado através da Internet e busca- se traçar os potenciais e também os limites desta modalidade de ajuda. Na terceira parte é realizado um estudo de dois casos, a Telefonseelsorge na Internet (Alemanha) e a Maranataonline (Brasil), por meio do método da Netnografia e da entrevista presencial, a partir dos quais são discutidas as chances e as fronteiras do Aconselhamento Pastoral realizado pela Internet, especificamente através do recurso do site e do correio eletrônico. Na parte final são esquematizadas as conclusões, afirmando que a Internet é uma nova plataforma de comunicação que dispõe de vários potenciais como a interação instantânea, a diluição das fronteiras, o anonimato, a imobilidade móvel que justamente representam as chances para o Aconselhamento Pastoral ir ao encontro das mais diversas pessoas, em suas diferentes situações, lá onde elas se encontram, e isso, na era da Internet significa o espaço virtual e global. / The object of this thesis is to present the virtual world as a new pleace for the Pastoral Counseling and a way of updating the links among the Church and the society, also to reveal the Gospel in the virtual language and relationships. Initially, it is discussed subjects related to Internet communication and the interpretation according to the time in which global and local culture and society take place. There will also be presented ideas that came up with the development of the comunication through out computers, such as the virtual one and its modality, the virtual communities and the body virtualization. On the second chapter, it is presented an analisis of the theoretical, methodological and technical basis of the Pastoral Counseling done through the Internet, surching to trace its potentials as well as the limits of this helping tool. The third part is consisted of a study of two cases, the Telefonseelsorge in the Internet (Germany) and Maranataonline (Brazil), where the method of Netnography and interviewing are used in order to discuss chances and limits of Pastoral Counseling done on the Internet mainly through site resources and eletronic mails. On the last part, conclusions are taken confirming that the Internet is a new way of communication that provides a lot of potentials such as an instantaneous intergration, the boundaries dilution, the anonymity,the movable immobility, which represents the chances of the Pastoral Counseling to meet all sorts of people, in different situations, there where they are, and this, at Internet age means a global and virtual space.

The internet has brought about a revolution in human communication, unparalleled, because of its ability to communicate instantaneously across the globe. It has transformed our culture and made, what seemed impossible, now achievable with the click of a mouse, from an office in a city or in the comfort of your lounge. The computer networks we use are far more than a means of communication. They are agents of social change. I try to analyse what impact the electronic media have on human worldview and behaviour. I highlight some of the challenges that electronic media pose: we are not sure how these media (and technologies) will continue to shape our lives as they develop at a rapid pace. Jesus of Nazareth spent his incarnate life proclaiming the reign of God and, in doing so, invited humanity into a relationship with God. He commissioned his disciples and, the whole Church in all time, to continue his proclamation of Good News. In obedience to his command the Church has, throughout history, used the communication technologies at her disposal to carry out this command. The internet makes another technology available to the Church. In this thesis I attempt to better understand the impact of communication technologies, specifically the internet, on the Church. I look at the relationship between the Church and mass media. I analyse how the Catholic Church has responded to the advent of the internet and, how the internet has been used for the task of evangelisation. I investigate some of the key documents of the Church on the means of Social Communication, focusing especially on those of the Second Vatican Council, in order to understand how the Church understands and perceives the media. Using the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola I offer an Ignatian Communications Model to help the Church use the internet more effectively for evangelisation. St. Ignatius lived in a time when another communication revolution took place: the advent of the Gutenberg printing press. I show how, using his spirituality, the Church can better use the internet for the task of evangelisation. / Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2008.