Upcoming webinar, Paul Soukup, A Media Ecology of Theology, Register now

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“MEDIA ECOLOGY OF THEOLOGY” WEBINAR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18 7-8 PM EST Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcuqrpzIsEteXrjJD4SqclFmU_Wr6rOHG Join Paul as he highlights key ideas from his newly published book, A Media of Ecology of Theology (Baylor UP, 2022). With its interdisciplinary focus, this free webinar will be of interest to communication scholars and students, theological scholars/students (primarily those interested in the history of theology …

Column entry, Keeping the Faith (as a Graduate Student) in a New Year, by Lakelyn Taylor

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Keeping the Faith in Grad School January entry: “Keeping the Faith (as a Graduate Student) in a New Year” Column Description: Writing as a Christian who is a doctoral student at a public institution of higher learning, Lakelyn reflects on how graduate students can maintain their faith in graduate school when it seems hard to do. This column is not …

Column Entry, “Three (or Four) Impossible Prayers,” by Chase Mitchell

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Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story January entry: “Three (or Four) Impossible Prayers” Column Description: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story is a monthly column that illuminates old and new ideas about media ecology from a Christian perspective. Dr. Mitchell will explore what it means to bear God’s image and Christian witness in a mediated …

A Prayer for Communication Wisdom, by Howard Snyder

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O Lord, open the wisdom of your written Word to me daily, more and more. Give me that godly wisdom and perspective that come solely from you, so that I can freely dismiss all the distracting, misleading messages that constantly call to us through worldly media. Teach me your ways, O Lord, Living Word, Holy Spirit. Amen. ************* “Whoever does …

Column entry, “The Silent Word Still Echoes,” by John Hatch

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Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political advancement; Christ seeks the lost and the least. We grasp for cultural ascendency; …

Recorded webinar, A Media Ecology of Theology, with Paul A. Soukup

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Presenter/Affiliation: Paul A. Soukup, S.J., PhD Professor of Communication, Dept. of Communication, Santa Clara University Date/Time: Wed., January 18, 7-8 pm EST Description: As an introductory work, A Media Ecology of Theology addresses communication scholars and students, theological scholars and students (primarily those interested in the history of theology or in practical theology), and those with an interest in various media …

Professor of Communication (Open Rank) at Roberts Wesleyan University

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Professor of Communication (Open Rank) at Roberts Wesleyan University Dr. Elvera Berry, berrye@roberts.edu Roberts Wesleyan University, located in Rochester, NY, invites candidates to apply for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Communication to begin either in July or Fall of 2023. The University’s location in Rochester, New York provides the advantages of a suburban setting within a vibrant metropolitan area. …

Devotional, The Norm of Reciprocity: Repaying Evil with Good, by Donna Elkins

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The Norm of Reciprocity: Repaying Evil with Good Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.  1 Peter 3: 9 (NIV) Communication and psychology researchers commonly discuss a social convention called the norm of reciprocity to explain human …