Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture Book Reviewed: Muehlhoff, Tim & Lewis, Todd V. (2010). Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture (Downer’s Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press). Reviewed By: Benson Fraser Reviewer Affiliation: Regent University Total Pages: 219 ISBN-10: 083082815X Review (Featured): Review of: Muehlhoff, Tim, and Todd V. Lewis (2010). Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity …
New Book: The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts, by Joe Rigney
This book extends and applies Piper’s Christian Hedonism to the everyday life of the believer, including engagement with culture. Rigney, who studied Speech Communication at Texas A&M University and is now Assistant Professor of Theology and Christian Worldview at Bethlehem College and Seminary, argues that creation and culture were intended by God to provide pleasure to Christians and that with …
Baylor University’s Studies in Rhetoric & Religion Book Series
The Studies in Rhetoric and Religion (R&R) series explores the wide variety of rhetorical features and strategies that comprise religious communication – be it by oral performance, symbolic actions and rituals, art, architecture, print, or other media. This series underscores the relationship between rhetoric and religion, demonstrating that both belief and how that belief is communicated contribute to identity and …
Online Journal of Christian Communication and Culture
(from website): An open-source student journal of Christian communication and culture developed by Moody Bible Institute Students as a project of the course “Biblical Perspectives of Media and Culture.” Resource Link: http://www.ojccc.org/about/
Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion (JFSR) is the oldest interdisciplinary, interreligious feminist academic journal in religious studies. Founded in 1985, it is published twice annually, in the spring and fall. Located at the intersection of feminist theory and studies in religion, it welcomes contributions that explore a diversity of feminist theories, practices, cultures, and religions. The journal also includes …
The Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul
This 50 minute documentary features the thought of Jacques Ellul with respect to technology. The documentary includes interviews in French with Ellul, with English subtitles. Resource Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51IoQOJ0SfY
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 …
Call for Submissions: Religious Communication Association (Communication Studies Interest Group), NCA 2015
The Communication Studies Interest Group (CSIG) of the Religious Communication Association (RCA) invites you to submit papers and propose panels for presentation during the RCA Annual Conference to be held in conjunction with the 101st Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA). The theme of the convention is “Embracing Opportunities.” In that vein, RCA invites submissions that inspire scholars, …
