Quick Note: Pagans and the Religious Blogosphere
The Social Science Research Council has released a study titled “The New Landscape of the Religion Blogosphere.” A snapshot of some of the most influential religion blogs, its primary goal seems to be getting the religion-blog “A-List” to communicate and collaborate with one-another.
“The purpose at hand is to foster a more self-reflective, collaborative, and mutually-aware religion blogosphere. Ideally, this report will spark discussion among religion bloggers that will take their work further, while also inviting new voices from outside existing networks to join in and take part.”
Yes, The Wild Hunt is included in the study as “leading” blog on modern Paganism, I’m one of the few minority faith blogs included (along with a smattering of Buddhist and Humanist/atheist sites). It’s certainly flattering to be included, and I hope my inclusion will open some new eyes to the existence of a thriving Pagan blogging and podcasting community. Particularly to academics and the religion sites that are primarily journalism-oriented, as I feel our perspectives can often be overlooked on issues that concern us. Beyond that? I’m certainly willing to enter into discourse with the largely monotheist-dominated religious blogosphere, but I fear direct collaboration will be somewhat limited (on both sides) due to some sticky theological differences. In any case, it’s very nice to see religion blogs get some attention, and I urge folks to download the entire report.
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Congratulations!
Well done, Jason! Little by little serious headway is being made.
By the way, I like the Wild Hunt so much I get your direct feed and read it every morning.
They weren't able to find a single Hindu blog. Morons. On the other hand they list 9 Muslim blogs.
Congratulations, Jason! You do indeed have a spiffy blog.
Good on you, Jason.
Congrats Jason!!
Congrats, Jason! Couldn't have happened to a better guy!
Congratulations, Jason!
[...] Via Jason Pitzl-Waters, we found a report from the Social Science Research Council on the religion blogosphere. (“The Wild Hunt,” February 23) [...]