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El concepto católico de desarrollo en América Latina hoy

Ana María Bonet de Viola, Manuel Gerardo Gómez Mendoza, Thomas Krüggeler, José Luis Luna Bravo (eds.)

Lima; Bonn: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Fondo Editorial;Servicio Católico de Intercambio Académico (KAAD) (2022), 296 pp.

"Este libro refleja nuestros esfuerzos por ofrecer, desde múltiples perspectivasdisciplinares, un enfoque crítico al concepto de desarrollo a partir del diálogo entre los retos de la realidad socioambiental, los aportes de la Iglesia católica y las disciplinas específicas de los autores. Frente ... more

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Jud Süß: Das lange Leben eines Propagandafilms

Bill Niven

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2022), 240 pp.

"Der Propagandafilm »Jud Süß« (1940) wurde von den Nationalsozialisten gezielt eingesetzt, um antisemitische Gewalttaten hervorzurufen - zum Beispiel in den Konzentrationslagern. Umso erstaunlicher ist es, dass der Regisseur Veit Harlan nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg die antisemitische Stoßrichtung ... more

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La formazione dei catechisti nell'era del cyberspazio: Nuovi processi formativi per catechisti

Filippo Centrella

Todi: Tau Editrice (2022), 248 pp.

"L’avvento dell’era digitale ha interessato sempre più il settore di ricerca delle scienze della comunicazione con notevoli ricadute anche in campo catechetico. Questo libro prova a rispondere all’esigenza di formare una nuova figura di catechista chiamato ad interagire con i “soggetti digi ... more

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Cyber Muslims: Mapping Islamic Digital Media in the Internet Age

Robert Thomas Rozehnal (ed.)

London et al.: Bloomsbury Academic (2022), xv, 327 pp.

"Providing detailed case studies, this book explores the vibrant digital expressions of diverse groups of Muslim cybernauts: religious clerics and Sufi mystics, feminists and fashionistas, artists and activists, Hajj pilgrims and celebrities. Together, these stories span a vast cultural and geograph ... more

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Ecclesiology for a Digital Church: Theological Reflections on a New Normal

Heidi A. Campbell, John Dyer (eds.)

London: SCM Press (2022), xviii, 180 pp.

"This volume contains a collection of 12 chapters discussing the theme of the book, which focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications that this crisis holds for the church in the future. The main matter being examined in this book is the ecclesiological challenges and opportunities present ... more

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Nuestras deudas con Aparecida: Balance 15 años después

Bogotá: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM) (2022), 21 pp.

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Update der Milieubeschreibungen nach dem neuen SINUS-Modell 2022

SINUS Markt- und Sozialforschung

München: Medien-Dienstleistung GmbH (MDG) (2022), 75 pp.

"Die folgenden Handlungsbedarfe und Empfehlungen aus dem MDG-Trendmonitor 2020/21 wurden auf ihre Gültigkeit im aktualisierten Sinus-Milieumodell überprüft und angepasst. Dabei zeigt sich: Das grundlegende Spannungsfeld zwischen milieuspezifischer Affinität (insbes. in den traditionellen Milieus ... more

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Sacred Cyberspaces: Catholicism, New Media, and the Religious Experience

Oren Golan, Michele Martini

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press (2022), xvii, 218 pp.

"Sacred Cyberspaces reveals how long-standing conflicts over power, influence, and legitimacy within religious organizations are being waged in the digital realm. Oren Golan and Michele Martini describe the tensions that arise as religious groups seek to reach the faithful in online spaces where tra ... more

Religion and Environmental Flourishing: Reflections from the Pandemic Experience

Anthony Le Duc (ed.)

Religion and Social Communication, volume 20, issue 2 (2022), pp. 175-368

"The contributions in the form of research articles and essays come from a variety of religious perspectives – Buddhist, Catholic, Muslim, Jain, Hindu, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox. Despite coming from different religious worldviews, the underlying message fundamentally affirms that promoting ecol ... more

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Politiques éditoriales dans la mission (XIXe-XXIe siécle)

Annie Lenoble-Bart, Bernadette Truchet, Jean-François Zorn, Didier Galibert (eds.)

Paris: Karthala (2022), 405 pp.

"Les Missions à l’époque contemporaine ont continué de se propager grâce à destechniques éditoriales que les progrès des moyens de communication leur ont procurées. En tout premier lieu, l’imprimerie a permis l’édition de la Bible dans de multiples langues et la multiplication de supp ... more

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2022 SWC Youth Forum Booklet: SIGNIS World Congress 2022

Seoul: Signis Korea (2022), 128 pp.

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Die Ikone und das Undarstellbare: Ikonentheorien im bildtheoretischen Kontext

Janine Luge-Winter

Bielefeld: transcript (2022), 227 pp.

"Wie kam es zu dem ikonischen Überschuss des christlichen Heiligenbildes? Janine Luge-Winter geht dieser Frage nach, indem sie die verschiedenen Argumente byzantinischen Bildapologien des 8. und 9. Jahrhunderts und der modernen Ikonentheorien des 20. Jahrhunderts erstmals in ihrer Studie versammelt ... more

Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity: Reception and Perception Qualitative Study from Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan

Jad Safwan, Nidal Ayoub, Montadhar Kadhim Nasser, Rasha Abdallah Al-Awad

Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation;Internews (2022), 40 pp.

"This qualitative study report primarily details the reactions of local audiences in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan and their perception of media content produced by journalist trained by ENQUIRE (Enhancing Quality Information on Religious Freedoms). The content is compared with that of more traditional, ... more

Teologías, ecologías y extractivismos

Red Iglesias y Minería;Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM);Dreikönigsaktion (DKA);CEBITEPAL (2022), 117 pp.

"Urgidos por los gritos de las comunidades afectadas por la minería y los gemidos de la madre naturaleza, en comunión con el llamado del papa Francisco y del CELAM, la Agencia de Cooperación Katholische Jungschar (DKA) y la Red Iglesias y Minería (IyM) animamos un espacio ecuménico para interca ... more

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Covid-19, Communication and Religion

Norberto González Gaitano (ed.)

Church, Communication and Culture, volume 7, issue 1 (2022), pp. 1-263

"The contributions of this special issue are grouped in three sections: context, theoretical framework and empirical research. The first articles set up two important dimensions of the context we are living in that have to be definitely improved if we want to take advantage of the positive sides of ... more

Report Diversity! Guidelines to Train Media Circles on Inclusiveness and Preventing Gender Islamophobia

Aidan White (ed.)

European Institute of the Mediterranean;Media Diversity Institute;MAGIC - Muslim Women and Communities Against Gender Islamophobia in Society (2022), 27 pp.

"Covering the polarizing and fragmented opinions over Islam and the rights of women, for example, requires context, attachment to core ethical values, and stylish truth-telling. Without professional expertise, a good understanding of the issues in play and a commitment to diversity in their approach ... more

Pastoral Communication in the Digital Age: Reality, Reflections and Response
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Joseph Anucha Chaiyadej et al.

Signis (2022), 43 pp.

"In terms of the pastoral challenges presented by ICT, this paper demonstrates the need for the Church and her pastoral leaders to skillfully and wisely navigate the realm of technology in order to put this gift granted by God to the best use. This demands that pastoral leaders and faith communicato ... more

Manuscript and Print in the Islamic Tradition

Scott Reese (ed.)

Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter (2022), viii, 374 pp.

"This volume explores and calls into question certain commonly held assumptions about writing and technological advancement in the Islamic tradition. In particular, it challenges the idea that mechanical print naturally and inevitably displaces handwritten texts as well as the notion that the so-cal ... more