A Column That Is Absolutely Not About Critical Race Theory. By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento (from the regular Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance”) Over the roughly ninety days of March, April, and May of this year, Fox News mentioned Critical Race Theory (CRT) 1,300 times.[1] What you are reading …
Lakelyn Taylor, CCSN Graduate Fellow
Meet Lakelyn E. Taylor, CCSN’s first-ever Graduate Fellow. Lakelyn is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in strategic communication in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media at the University of Central Florida. Her research interests lie at the intersection of religion and ethics in risk, crisis, and instructional communication contexts. Lakelyn will be assisting CCSN with research and writing projects, …
Teaching Students to Lead Thriving Small Groups, with Ryan Hartwig
Presenter: Ryan Hartwig, Ph.D., Dean and Professor of Communication, Colorado Christian University Title: Teaching Students to Lead Thriving Small Groups Date: Wednesday, September 15, 6-7 pm EST. Description: Blending insights developed from a study of hundreds of small group members and leaders (as presented in Leading Small Groups That Thrive, Zondervan, 2020) and experiences gained from years teaching transformative small …
Book Review, Speaking to Reconciliation, by John B. Hatch
Hatch, John B. Speaking to Reconciliation: Voices of Faith Addressing Racial and Cultural Divides (New York: Peter Lang, 2020) 184 pages. Amazon link. Reviewed by Annalee R. Ward, Director of the Wendt Center for Character Education University of Dubuque The powerful film The Apology, by Toronto director Tiffany Hsiung, traces the stories of three women, often called “comfort women,” who …
Guest Post, Nomadland’s Cardiac Geography, Christian Scholar’s Review
CCSN member Chase Mitchell critiques award-winning film, Nomadland, for Christian Scholar’s Review. https://christianscholars.com/guest-post-nomadlands…/
Book Review, Digital Creatives, by Heidi A. Campbell
Heidi A. Campbell. Digital Creatives and the Rethinking of Religious Authority. (New York: Routledge, 2021). 236 pages Reviewed by Zachary Sheldon Doctoral Student, Communication Texas A & M University Early research on the internet included speculations about how this nascent technology might challenge traditional conceptions of authority. This tension was especially felt in religious contexts where authority has long been predicated …
Book Review, Cinematic Faith, by Bill Romanowski
William D. Romanowski. Cinematic Faith: A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning (Baker Academic, 2019). 240 pages. Amazon link. By Adam Sonstroem Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies Arizona Christian University In the Preface, Romanowski calls his book a “primer for navigating the world of film” from a Christian perspective (p. ix) and considers it a sequel to his earlier …
Publishing Opportunity, Encyclopedia Entries, “Orality” and “Pamphlets and Tracts”
From David King, University of Miami Professor and Chair Department of Religious Studies David Kling (dkling@miami.edu), area editor (American Christianity) for the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (De Gruyter, 2008–, 18 volumes published, 30 volumes projected), is looking for qualified scholars to write short articles on the following: Orality” (American Christianity); Length: 710 words; Due date: 15 Dec. …
Guest Column: Aliens, Power, and Humility, or How do we talk to each other?
Aliens, Power, and Humility, or How do we talk to each other? By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento (from the regular Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance”) If you have not been following the extraterrestrial news, allow me to bring you up to date. The task won’t take long. The television …
Upcoming Faculty Commons and CCSN Conference, August 20
A Common Call: A Conference on Christ and Communication Sponsored by Faculty Commons and the Christianity and Communication Studies Network Register here. We are excited to invite you to an August 20, 2021, Zoom conference on Christ and Communication. This conference is being co-sponsored by Faculty Commons (FC), a ministry of Cru, which outreaches with professors and graduate students in …
