wfn.org | David Louder Workshop on Second Life Community set for RCCongress 2010

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> David Louder

> Campus Pastor, Western Michigan University

> RCCongress 2010 Workshop:

Virtual or Real: Faith in the Second Life Community

Rev. Dr. David Louder is the Lutheran (ELCA) Campus Pastor at Western 
Michigan University. He received his B.A. in Classical Studies from 
the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a Master of Divinity 
Degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, PA. 
His Ph. D. in New Testament Theology is from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Dr. Louder has been a resident of Second Life since 2006 and is a 
participant in several faith communities in SL, including the widely 
known Anglican Cathedral of Second Life. Information on this ministry 
that may be helpful for the workshop can be found on the The Anglican 
Cathedral of Second Life blog.
Virtual or Real: Faith in the Second Life Community

Focusing on the virtual world of Second Life (SL), this workshop will 
offer examples of ways that faith communities are employing SL to 
share and communicate faith. We will then consider further 
possibilities for using SL as a platform in service to faith 
communities. Finally we will consider the pros and cons of virtual 
worlds as they may impact faith development, concentrating on the 
relationship between virtuality and reality.

" More than simply reproducing an image of Anglican liturgy, our 
challenge is to consider the unique features that make SL appealing, 
and incorporate them into our worship, while being distinctly 
Anglican, and respecting principles that hold true in both worlds. "

~ Mark Brown writing about Virtual Worship on the The Anglican 
Cathedral of Second Life blog.

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