Terms of our Times: Seven Words that Erode Our Humanity and Seven that Can Restore It Now Available Author: Dennis D. Cali Affiliation: University of Texas at Tyler Pages: 180 Purchase (Available on Amazon and Ingram) Description In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, our lives are changed in ways we frequently fail to notice. We work faster …
Join us for the October 9th Meeting of the Raven Society, Learn more
Join us for coffee and conversation about research and teaching with faculty, students, administrators, and others interested in the intersections between Christianity and Communication Studies. Our desire is to continue the kinds of rich conversations we have during our face-to-face pre-conferences each year at the National Communication Association. We hope to strengthen and extend our relational bonds and sense of …
Upcoming Webinar, Faithful Scholarship in Public Spaces, with Shane Hartley, Oct. 2
Presenter: Shane Hartley Affiliation: Cru (University of North Carolina at Wilmington); Meet the Prof Date | Time: Friday, Oct. 2, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Shane Hartley has served with Cru for more than 34 years, with nearly two decades focused on ministry among university faculty. He leads Faculty Commons initiatives at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and produces and …
A Prayer for Speech that Honors God, by Jean Gerson, 15th Century
“Lord, purify the thoughts of my heart, that my tongue may never stray from the truth you teach. Grant that my words may be gentle and faithful, strengthening peace among those who hear me and giving honor to you in all my speech.” —Jean Gerson (1363–1429) Source: Jean Gerson, Early Works, trans. Brian Patrick McGuire (New York: Paulist Press, 1998), …
Quote of the Week, Sincere Words Before God, by John Calvin
“We ought to speak sincerely, so that our tongue may be in accord with our heart. For nothing is more contrary to the nature of God than duplicity.” —John Calvin (1509–1564) Source: John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, trans. Henry Beveridge (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989), 3.2.8, 1:621. Reflection: Where might I need my words and my heart to come back …
A Prayer for Faithful Speech, by Thomas Aquinas, 13th Century
“Grant me keenness of mind, capacity to remember, skill in learning, subtlety to interpret, and eloquence in speaking. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to completion.” —Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Source: Thomas Aquinas, Oratio ante Studium, in Sancti Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia, vol. 43, Opuscula, ed. R. Spiazzi (Turin: Marietti, 1954), 90, §2. Reflection: Where …
ICYMI, Undergrad Honor Society Scholarship Presentation, Prophetic Rhetoric
Presenter: Katye Freeman, student, William Carey University Date | Time: Friday, September 4, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Join us for a brief presentation by Katye Freeman, winner of Kristos Logos Paideia Honor Society’s 2025-26 Essay Competition for her outstanding research paper, “The Prophetic Poet and Performative Epideictic Rhetoric.” This year’s award recipient’s analysis of Jackie Hill Perry’s rhetoric and its interaction …
New Professional Society for Christian Graduate Students, CCSS, Learn more
To learn more about joining the CCSS, visit: https://www.theccsn.com/christian-communication-scholars-society-ccss/
New Book, Going to the Movies with C.S. Lewis, by Bryan Mead
Going to the Movies with C. S. Lewis: Exploring Theology, Christian Imagination, and the Art of Cinema Now Available Editor, Bryan Mead Total Pages: 242 Price: $30.00 Purchase (available on Amazon and Ingram) Description Going to the Movies with C. S. Lewis is an edited collection exploring the thought and theology of C. S. Lewis as it relates to film …
Quote of the Week, Profitable and Pleasing Speech, by Bonaventure, 13th Century
“Let your speech be seasoned with the salt of wisdom, so that it may both profit and please those who hear it.” —Bonaventure (1221 – 1274) Source: Collationes de Septem Donis Spiritus Sancti, collation 6. Reflection: Where might my words today need greater wisdom so that they both benefit and build up those who hear them?
