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Anthropological Perspectives on the Religious Uses of Mobile Apps
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), 248 pp.
Mediatizing Secular State: Media, Religion and Politics in Contemporary Poland
Bern: Peter Lang (2019), 329 pp.
"The book provides an empirically based analysis of changes on how various political and denominational actors seek to influence the Church and state relationship, as well as how we understand the idea of the secular state. A set of case studies shows how and why changes in the coverage of the secul
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"Owned and conducted entirely by the native Christian community": Der "Christian Patriot" und die indigen-christliche Presse im kolonialen Indien um 1900
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag (2019), viii, 303 pp.
"Der ‚Christian Patriot. A Journal of Social and Religious Progress‘ existierte von 1890 bis 1929 und verstand sich als „Sprachrohr“ der indisch-protestantischen Gemeinschaft Südindiens. Das Blatt befand sich in „alleinigem“ Besitz indischer Christen. Als solches eröffnet es ganz neue
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The Bible and Digital Millennials
Milton: Routledge (2019), xi, 126 pp.
"Explores the place of the Bible in the lives of 18 to 35 year-olds who have been born into the digital age. As the use of digital media becomes increasingly pervasive, it should follow that it will have a significant effect on people’s engagement with religion and the sacred texts associated with
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Evangelicals and Political Power in Latin America
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Social Cristianos (2019), 190 pp.
Christian Ethics for a Digital Society
Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2019), xi, 177 pp.
"Instead of just worrying about the next technological gadget or app, it s time we consider what Christianity has to offer a world increasingly reimagined in a digital landscape. This book provides a new perspective on how to assess digital technology use, development, and expansion through a lens o
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Blasphemy and Religious Defamation: What Are the Limits to Our Freedom?
TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, volume 12, issue 2 (2019), pp. 31-58
"Incidents of blasphemy and religious defamation occur around the world, often provoking angry, and sometimes violent reactions from religious adherents. However, laws prohibiting blasphemy and religious defamation are heavily criticised as being against freedom of speech, despite their effect on ra
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Christen im Nahen Osten: Zwischen Martyrium und Exodus
Deep Insights
Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (wbg) (2019), 477 pp.
"2018: Irakische Christen kehren in ihre Dörfer zurück, aus denen der „Islamische Staat“ sie vier Jahre vorher vertrieben hatte. Hundert Jahre zuvor hatten Christen in der Region schon einmal alles neu aufbauen müssen. Während des Ersten Weltkriegs waren in Anatolien Hunderttausende vertrieb
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A Typology of the Islamic State's Social Media Distribution Network
In: Media and Mass Atrocity: The Rwanda Genocide and Beyond
Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), pp. 453-482
"The Islamic State's media strategy allows for a message that has been crafted by a handful of IS propaganda agents to be disseminated by a few primary distributors, who in turn can reach thousands of unaffiliated sympathizers, and therefore millions of Twitter users. By means of a conclusion, this
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Priests in Nigeria and the Use of Social Media
Journal of Inculturation Theology, volume 16, issue 1 (2019), pp. 116-130
"The Church should continually take advantage of the on-going digital revolution to advance her goals cf propagating the good news and salvation' of souls (salus animarum). Priests have a responsibility to explore the potentials of social media in realizing the objectives of new evangelization. Usin
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Comunicar el bién: Las palabras del papa a los periodistas
Vatican City; Madrid: Libreria Editrice Vaticana; Romana Editorial (2019), 175 pp.
" En sus 160 páginas se contiene el testimonio directo del pensamiento del Papa Francisco acerca de la comunicación, desde la perspectiva de la cultura del encuentro y articulando la relación entre el bien, la belleza y la verdad. Como afirma Paolo Ruffini, prefecto del Dicasterio para la Comunic
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Catholic Church and the Public Sphere: Dialogue, Respect and Freedom of Expression
Roma: Edizioni Santa Croce (2019), 156 pp.
"This book gathers the main conferences and a selection of the communication of the eleventh edition of the Professional Seminar for Church Communications Offices: Dialogue, Respect and Freedom of Expression in the Public Sphere, organized by the School of Church Communications of the Pontifical Uni
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'Maximum Illud' in Communication Perspective
Verbum SVD, volume 60, issue 1-2 (2019), pp. 58-62
"While Pope Benedict XV's "Maximum illud" addresses particularly mission, the encyclical can be read also from a communication and media perspective. Such a reading offers many insights into the communicative engagement. The author further expands on the enyclical's resonances in Roman documents on
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Mediatized Religion in Asia: Studies on Digital Media and Religion
London; New York: Routledge (2019), xv, 231 pp.
"This edited volume discusses mediatized religion in Asia, examining the intensity and variety of constructions and processes related to digital media and religion in Asia today. Individual chapters present case studies from various regions and religious traditions in Asia, critically discussing the
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Framing the Friday Sermon to Shape Opinion: The Case of Jordan
Lanham: Lexington Books; Fortress Academic (2019), 163 pp.
"The book investigates the intricate relationship between Friday sermon and the worshippers’ opinion in Jordan. The author examines the religious sphere in Jordan in an attempt to unravel the apparent and hidden actors who produce and intake Friday sermon in an ostensibly westernized yet profoundl
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La communication organisationelle en reseau: éléments structurels et stratégiques pour une pastorale de la communication au Burundi
Rome: Université Pontificale Salesienne, Faculté des Sciences de la Communication Sociale, Thèse de Doctorat (2019), iii, 336 pp.
"Ce travail se propose un double objectif d’étudier la communication dans les organisations en réseau et identifier un modèle structurel et stratégique applicable à la pastorale communicationnelle au Burundi. Il s’agit de tenter de proposer des aspects pastoraux réticulaires sur base d’u
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Filmemacher des Terrors: Die Bildpropaganda des globalen Dschihad
In: Diaspora: Netzwerke globaler Gemeinschaften
Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing; Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2019), pp. 147-160
"Die Medien und die breite Öffentlichkeit zeigen sich oftmals verwundert über die Perfektion der IS-Propaganda. Dabei wird übersehen, dass der Medienkrieg des Pseudo-Islamischen Staats auf einer ‚Großen Erzählung', einer ‚Meistererzählung' basiert, an der dschihadistische Organisationen se
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Social Communication Needs for the Church in Myanmar: Towards an "Online Church"!
Manila: University of Santo Tomas, Master Thesis (2019), xiv, 152 pp.
"Radio Veritas Asia-Myanmar Service (RVA-MS) had been broadcasting socio-political and religious programming in Shortwave (SW) since November 11, 1978. However, on 30 June 2018, RVA stopped broadcasting in SW and migrated to the internet-based multiplatform broadcasting along with the use of Social
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Reading, feeling, believing: Online testimonies and the making of Evangelical emotion
Journal of Contemporary Religion, volume 34, issue 1 (2019), pp. 97-115
"A personal relationship with God is central to Evangelical belief. It unfolds as believers interpret internal sensations as coming from outside—from God. How does the formulaic design of testimonies present the audience with a personal relationship with God as a pursuit that is both feasible and
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How Uganda’s award-winning Catholic radio station is changing the lives of its listeners
America: the Jesuit Review, August 9 (2019)
"Radio Pacis went on the air in October 2004 and quickly became the most popular radio station in the [Arua] region, in part because the station broadcasts on three frequencies in all six local languages: Acholi, Alur, Madi, Kakwa, Lögbara and English. In turn, Radio Pacis has crossed more than jus
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