Culled from site: The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere. Founded in October 2007 in conjunction with the Social Science Research Council’s program on Religion and the Public Sphere, The Immanent Frame features invited contributions and original essays, and serves as a forum for ongoing exchanges among leading thinkers from the social sciences and …
Telecommunications Act of 1996
The first major overhaul of U.S. telecommunications law in over 60 years. It amended the Communications Act of 1934. President Bill Clinton signed it into law. In this act, it was the first time the Internet was included in broadcasting and spectrum allotment. Resource Link: http://transition.fcc.gov/telecom.html
Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006
A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. One of several bills on “network neutrality” proposed as part of a major overhaul of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Resource Link: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/hr5417
The Nature and Future of Religious Communication Scholarship
Quentin Schultze discusses the “nature and future of religious communication scholarship” (Running time: 9 minutes, 37 seconds). The presentation was made at the National Communication Association annual convention in 2009 as part of the 5-year out panel hosted by the Religious Communication Association. Other panelists included Helen Sterk, Clifford Christians, Paul Soukup, and Ronald C. Arnett. Schultze’s presentation appeared in …
New Book: Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene, by Marcus Moberg
From Amazon: Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene is the first full exploration of the phenomenon of Christian metal music, its history, main characteristics, development, diversification, and key ideological traits from its formative years in the early 1980s to the present day. Marcus Moberg situates it in a wider international evangelical cultural environment, accounts for its diffusion on a transnational scale, …
New Book: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Theology of Resistance, by Rufus Burrow
Culled from Amazon: The author explores King’s chief ideas and social-ethical practice: his concept of a moral universe; his doctrine of human dignity; his belief that not all suffering is redemptive; his brand of personalism; his contribution to the development of social ethics; the inclusion of young people in the movement; sexism as a contradiction to his personalism; the problem …
LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania, invites applications for a full-time or part-time faculty position in the Department of English and Communication
LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania, invites applications for a full-time or part-time faculty position in the Department of English and Communication. Responsibilities include: Teaching introductory and advanced courses in Corporate Communication, Rhetoric or Media Studies, and any of the following: Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Communication Research Methods, Communication Ethics; Helping to develop a new communication program with …
Tenure-track management faculty position, Northwestern College
Northwestern College (Iowa) invites applications for a tenure-track Management faculty position, starting August 2015. Teaching assignments will be flexible but concentrated in management (Principles of Management, Operations Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, and International Business). We seek candidates committed to developing excellence in college teaching and who have a doctorate in management. We will consider candidates with a master’s degree and …
Visiting Instructor of Communication and Assistant Debate Coach at Pepperdine University
The Communication Division invites applications for one-year Visiting Instructor or Visiting Assistant Professor in communication. An M.A. degree in Communication or similar field is mandatory, while a Ph.D. is preferred. Responsibilities may include teaching courses primarily in rhetoric and persuasion, communication theory, communication research and intercultural communication. The candidate should be experienced in debate and able to lead/co-lead Pepperdine’s British …
LeaderSource SGA
To catalyze indigenous movements of healthy leader development and care, and thereby accelerate church planting and disciple-making around the world – especially in regions of fast church growth. Teaching Staff, Indigenous staff, and ConneXions Coaches from the U.S. and other nations who have extensive leadership experience as well as the capacity to teach the ConneXions model to leaders and help …
