Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Stephanie Sandberg, William and Mary College Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 2, Stephanie Sandberg” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 05/25/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: this second installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Stephanie Sandberg, Professor of Theater, director, writer, and dramaturge. Join Dr. Sandberg as she answers foundational questions such …
Analogies: Cultivating a “Thick” Strategy for Integrating Faith and Learning
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Naaman Wood, Ph.D., Redeemer University College (nwood@redeemer.ca) Presentation Title: “Analogies: Cultivating a “Thick” Strategy for Integrating Faith and Learning” Date: Thursday, 05/19/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: For many of us, integrating our faith with communication studies means thinking in terms of the content of this Christian idea or biblical passage with that communication concept or insight. However, there …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Robert Fortner
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Robert Fortner, Palm Beach Atlantic University Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 1, Robert Fortner” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 04/26/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: this first installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Robert Fortner, author of multiple books including Communication, Media, and Identity: A Christian Theory …
What We Can Learn About the Intersection of Technology and Faith through a Networked Theology
Presenter and Affiliation: Heidi Campbell, Texas A & M University Presentation Title: “What We Can Learn About the Intersection of Technology and Faith through a Networked Theology” Date: 03/30/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: This presentation explores important aspects of how digital technologies influence religious belief in a world increasingly wrapped in media. The concept of Networked Theology is introduced as a lens for understanding how online and …
Exploring the Use of a Theatrical Hermeneutic in Teaching and Performance
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Paul Patton, Ph.D., Spring Arbor University (ppatton@arbor.edu) Presentation Title: “Exploring the Use of a Theatrical Hermeneutic in Teaching and Performance” Date: 07/19/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: Theatrical hermeneutics is a way of interpreting and understanding texts. As “hermeneutics” is the science of interpreting texts, the concept of “theatrical hermeneutics” suggests that there are insights about a text and …
Direct Divine Communication: The “Other Direction” in Prayer Experience and Research
Presenter and Affiliation: Jenni Sigler, Purdue University Presentation Title: Direct Divine Communication: The “Other Direction” in Prayer Experience and Research Date: 02/25/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: Much scholarly research has focused on human prayer behaviors and the impact of praying on health, quality of life, to name a few. Only very recently have scholars begun to devote attention to the “other direction” …
Best Communication Practices for Servant Leaders
Presenters and Affiliation: Chris Hamstra, Davenport University; Quentin Schultze, Calvin College, Emeritus. Presentation Title: “Best Communication Practices for Servant Leaders” Date: 01/19/16 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: The founder of Servant Leadership, Robert Greenleaf, said, “Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.” This thought provides the starting point for a discussion of the practical steps for servant leadership communication …
The Electronic Church in the Digital Age
Presenter and Affiliation: University of Houston-Victoria. Presentation Title: “The Electronic Church in the Digital Age: Cultural Impacts of Evangelical Mass Media” Date: 12/14/15 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: American evangelical culture is transmitted by two institutions, local churches and the “electronic church.” Evangelical mass media today are increasingly convergent and consumed daily by one in five U.S. adults. Networks and syndicators are …
Remote Virtue, A “How To” for Intentional Christian Viewing
Presenter and Affiliation: Jen Letherer, Spring Arbor University. Presentation Title: “Remote Virtue, A ‘How To’ for Intentional Christian Viewing” Date: 11/16/15 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: Visual Literacy is essential because viewer discretion is always advised. We all know that the moving images we see in films and television programs impact us. So why have we not developed the tools …
Reforming Hollywood: How Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies
Presenter and Affiliation: William Romanowski, Calvin College. Presentation Title: “Reforming Hollywood: How Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies” Date: 10/28/15 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: Although Protestantism was close to America’s cultural center well into the twentieth century, it is conspicuously absent in cinema studies. Reforming Hollywood: How Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies recovers this missing piece …
