COMM 480-Fall 2016-syllabi-FINAL COMM 480-900/RELS 480-900: Religious Communication Prepared by Dr. Heidi Campbell, Texas A&M University Here is the course description for the syllabus. “This course will explore the relationship between religious communities and the media, and how media contribute to our understanding of lived religion. This will involve studying how religious communities and institutions respond to and utilize different …
Call for Papers for APU’s Reformation Reverberations Conference, October 12-14, 2017
Reformation Reverberations: Consequences and Challenges of Change Celebrating the Protestant Reformation’s 500th Anniversary Azusa Pacific University October 12-14, 2017 Azusa Pacific is pleased to host this cross-disciplinary conference celebrating the 500thanniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Call for Papers The conference invites participation from a wide array of disciplines, including, but not limited to: religious studies, theology, history, literature, philosophy, sociology, …
Call for RCA 2017 Book, Article, and Dissertation Awards
Call for RCA 2017 Book, Article, and Dissertation Awards RCA is accepting nominations for its annual outstanding Book, Article, and Dissertation Awards. RCA Book Award is given for the outstanding scholarly book on religious communication published between May 2016 and May 2017. Those wishing to nominate a book for the award should send four copies of the book …
2017 Religion Communicators Council Convention
The Religion Communicators Council is an interfaith association of more than 400 religion communicators working in print and electronic communication, advertising, and public relations. Members represent Baha’i, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim faith communities. Founded in 1929, the council is the oldest public relations professional association in the United States. Members of the RCC are keenly interested in the next …
2017 Clifford Christians Ethics Research Award Call
2017 Clifford Christians Ethics Research Award Call Sponsored by Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.com/ Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for research papers and published works (i.e., books or articles) to be considered for Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award. To be considered for the Christians Award, submissions should interpret or address important theoretical issues …
The International Institute for the Study of Technology and Christianity
https://iistc.org “Founded in 2013, the International Institute for the Study of Technology and Christianity (IISTC) exists to promote the study of technology in light of the Christian tradition”
Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture (Review by Annalee Ward)
Cite as follows: Ward, Annalee (2017). Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture, by Heidi A. Campbell and Stephen Garner (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2016) [Book Review]. Journal of Christian Teaching Practice 3(1), https://www.theccsn.com/augustine-for-philosophers/ [a publication of the Christianity and Communication Studies Network, www.theccsn.com, copyright 2017] Downloadable PDF: Annalee Ward_Review of Networked Theology_Campbell and Garner By Annalee Ward, Ph.D., ARWard@dbq.edu; Director of the Wendt …
Call for Papers: Sacred Rhetoric Conference, May 31-June 2, 2017
Winebrenner Theological Seminary (Findlay, Ohio) will be hosting a conference exploring “Sacred Rhetoric,” an interdisciplinary event devoted to the consideration of discourses of religion, both as it is depicted in various media formats and how religious practitioners discuss issues within confessional communities. The conference will take place May 31–June 2, 2017, and seeks to bring together specialists in the fields …
Future of “Books & Culture” Digital Version
Should Evangelical Intellectuals Despair ‘Books and Culture’s’ Demise?
“What Is Higher about this Education?” November Guest Blogger, Dr. Joel Ward (Geneva College)
Greetings, colleagues and friends. Please view the Christianity and Communication Studies’ (www.theccsn.com) November guest blogger, Dr. Joel Ward (Geneva College), and his reflections on “What Is Higher about this Education?” Link: https://www.theccsn.com/what-is-higher-about-this-education-by-joel-ward/ Description (from the blog): “Public arguments have largely involved the traditional value of these colleges and the historical significance of a distinctly Christian form of collegiate education. Does …
