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 …
Free Webinar, Sept. 4, KLP Honor Society Essay Competition Winner
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 …
First webinar, Fall 2026 Academic Year, KLP Honor Society Essay Competition Winner
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 …
Upcoming webinar, Christian News Media and the Battle for the Soul of Evangelicalism, with Ken Waters
Presenter: Ken Waters, PhD, Pepperdine University, Emeritus Date | Time: Thursday, April 30, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Join us for a lively webinar featuring the research behind the new book, Words That Shape Us: How America’s Most Influential Magazines Craft the Narrative of Christian Culture. In this webinar, we’ll explore the seismic shifts currently redefining American faith and politics. Waters’s …
Upcoming Webinar, “Doing the Work Through Mockumentary: A Rhetoric of Irony in Daily Wire’s ‘Am I Racist?,'” with Brandon Knight
Title: “Doing the Work Through Mockumentary: A Rhetoric of Irony in the Daily Wire’s ‘Am I Racist?’” Presenter / Affiliation: Brandon Knight, PhD, William Carey University Date / Time: Wednesday, January 14, 6-7 pm EST Description: In 2024, the conservative media outlet Daily Wire produced a documentary film entitled Am I Racist? Created by political commentator and author Matt Walsh …
Last Webinar of 2025, Dec. 17, Charting, Coding, and Curating the Christianese Lexicon
Title of Presentation: A Living Dialect of Faith: Charting, Coding, and Curating the Christianese Lexicon Presenter: David Enns, PhD, GateWay Bible Church, Santa Cruz, CA Date/Time: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 6-7 pm EST Description: From prayer warrior to quiet time, the insider language of faith—Christianese—is a powerful dialect that both unites believers and confuses outsiders. This webinar explores the first systematic, data-driven analysis …
Still time to Register, Upcoming Webinar, “A Living Dialect of Faith,” with David Enns
Title of Presentation: A Living Dialect of Faith: Charting, Coding, and Curating the Christianese Lexicon Presenter: David Enns, PhD, GateWay Bible Church, Santa Cruz, CA Date/Time: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 6-7 pm EST Description: From prayer warrior to quiet time, the insider language of faith—Christianese—is a powerful dialect that both unites believers and confuses outsiders. This webinar explores the first systematic, data-driven analysis …
Upcoming Webinar, “Seeing Each Other Through the Noise: Empathetic Journalism in the Age of Fury,” Michael Longinow
Title: “Seeing Each Other Through the Noise: Empathetic Journalism in the Age of Fury” Presenter and Affiliation: Michael A. Longinow, PhD, Biola University Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 14, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Rage in social media preceded the shot that killed Charlie Kirk. Even more rage exploded after he died. Americans are angry in the 2020s. Does venting rage help us …
Webinar Tomorrow, Oct. 15, The Pursuit of Interfaith Dialogue, Still Time to Register
Title: The Pursuit of Interfaith Dialogue Presenter: L. Ripley Smith, PhD Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 6-7 pm EST Description: Interfaith dialogue is both a practice and a movement in response to long-running intergroup conflicts. Faith communities, in turn, are wrestling with the binary tension between increasing global interdependencies and preservation of orthodox identity. The webinar will address questions like: (1) …
