An interesting piece of work which addresses an important and obviously under-researched topic. -- Thomas Bremer, Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster To the scholarly study of the impact of the internet and social media on religious beliefs and practices, this interdisciplinary collection brings a special focus on Orthodox Christianity and its diverse online expressions in Russia and Ukraine-both official and unofficial. In addition to transforming human relations throughout the world, the communications revolution has also generated urgent questions for the Orthodox Church: Do the new media enhance Christian teaching and church unity, or do they undermine clerical authority and enable heresy? Do digital popular culture and cybertheology, religious blogging and online worship reinforce the religious community or do they erode a religious ethos and traditional values? Digital Orthodoxy is an indispensable resource on this fascinating encounter between traditional religiosity and the new media. -- Andrii Krawchuk, University of Sudbury This book includes an erudite study... which raises the question of parallels between contemporary virtual reality and transcendental virtuality of an icon. -- Galina Yankovskaya, Perm State University
