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138 | Lisa Kienzl www.jrfm.eu 2021, 7/2, 135–138 media technology (vol. 2, chapter 15). Because of this broad approach, chap- ters on very different religious traditions and their relationships to media are placed next to each other, especially in the second volume. This allows readers to easily move between chapters and encourages them to further think about similarities and differences between the presented religious traditions and media. For example, several chapters address the reluctant use or refusal of digital media in religious communities: Jack Turner (vol. 2, chapter 8) discusses the partly hesitant use of media in Orthodox Christian- ity, Yoel Cohen (vol. 2, chapter 9) gives insights into differences between Modern Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox approaches towards media, while Ian Case Punnett (vol. 2, chapter 6) discusses the Anabaptists’ and especially the Amish’s ambivalent relationship with media and technology. When the results presented in these chapters are compared, similar arguments with- in religious discourses, become visible. For example, the notion that the outside world acts as a distraction from a religious life or the view that media might challenge established community structures and authorities. I can only agree with the editors’ conclusion that the studies collected here reveal similarities between religious traditions “despite the differences in faith, practices, and beliefs” (vol. 2, p. 8). In Religion Online: How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray, the editors and authors provide a comprehensive overview of re- ligious communities, practices, and traditions and of their entanglement with (digital) media technologies that will be appealing to many readers. Young researchers working in the field of religion and media might find this collection helpful if they seek an overview of this topic. Additionally, estab- lished scholars will be able to take away impulses for further research, gain new insight into the interrelation of religious traditions and (digital) media technologies, or learn from the results of a specific case study. In particular, the compilation of case studies on similar questions across religious tradi- tions encourages reflection on overall similarities and differences, but also highlights the importance of further multidisciplinary research.