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"The study is divided into three parts, the first of which describes the Islamic State’s publishing house, Maktabat al-Himma, and its activities and offers a rough chronology of when the group published various works. The second part examines the group’s classroom textbooks, drawing comparisons ... more

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Religion, Communications, and Judaism: The Case of Digital Chabad

Menahem Blondheim, Elihu Katz

Media, Culture & Society, volume 38, issue 1 (2016), pp. 89-95

"In their article on 'Building the Sacred Community Online', Oren Golan and Nurit Stadler zoom in on the latest attempts of Chabad, the extrovert Jewish Hasidic group, to harness the newest digital technologies to propagate and popularize its staunchly traditionalist reading of Jewish heritage. Also ... more

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Assessing changes in the study of religious communities in digital religion studies

Heidi Campbell, Alessandra Vitullo

Church, Communication and Culture, volume 1, issue 1 (2016), pp. 73-89

"This article provides a focused review of researches undertaken within Digital religion studies in the last three decades, specifically highlighting how religious communities have been studied and approached within this area. It highlights the dominant theoretical and methodological approaches empl ... more

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A Digital Culture Ministry: A Case of the Korean Church

Ignatius Kim Min-soo

Religion and Social Communication, volume 14, issue 1 (2016), pp. 40-59

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Laudato Si: Sobre el cuidado de nuestra casa común. Radionovela

Red Eclesial Panamazónica (REPAM) (2016), 212 pp.

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The Bible revisited: Neue Zugänge im Film

Reinhold Zwick, Peter Hasenberg (eds.)

Marburg: Schüren (2016), 352 pp.

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Religious Conversations in the Marketplace: The Philippine Church Online

Anthony G. Roman

Religion and Social Communication, volume 14, issue 1 (2016), pp. 60-85

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Media Literacy: Looking at the Periphery

Delia C. Hernandez, Bernard F. Canaberal, Marie Rose A. Yuzon

Signis Asia (2016), xxiv, 62 pp.

"[This] is a basic resource book for all Signis members who never had any formal degree and training on media literacy and yet understand the importance of doing media literacy in our churches and communities [...] Thus, the team thought it is better to include infographics for its easy understandin ... more

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Missionsfilm

Ludger Kaczmarek, Hans Jürgen Wulff

Westerkappeln (DE): DerWulff.de (2016), 15 pp.

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The Definitve Guide to Social Media in the Church

Tobin Perry

Pushpay;echurch (2016), 35 pp.

"This ebook is designed to be a primer to provide everything you need to know about social media and how to use it effectively in your community. You’ll learn: why social media matters in today’s ministry environment; how to build a social media ministry team; how to develop a social media plan; ... more

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Reporting on Religion: A Primer on Journalism's Best Beat

Columbia, MO: Religion News Association (rna), 2nd ed. (2016), 67 pp.

"Religion is interesting and important, but media organizations should also cover religion because it’s a good business move. We now have better data than ever regarding what audiences want and need, but listener/ reader/viewer surveys on religion coverage are relatively scarce. There is a persuas ... more

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"Go and Proclaim" (Mk 16:15): Mission and Social Communication in a New Culture for Evangelization

Franz-Josef Eilers

In: Mission Beyond Ad Gentes

Jacob Kavunkal; Christian Tauchner (eds.)

Siegburg: Franz Schmitt Verlag (2016), pp. 103-122

"The paper will sketch first some developments and indicate directions in the field of social communication to clarify developments which shape our communication situation in a digital world as the environment wherein evangelization takes place. This will be followed, second, by presenting two missi ... more

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Religious NGOs in International Relations: The Construction of "the Religious" and "the Secular"

Karsten Lehmann

London; New York: Routledge (2016), x, 217 pp.

"This book focuses on the construction of the human rights discourse inside two religiously affiliated organizations: The Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) and Pax Romana (IMCS / ICMICA). These organizations have been formally accredited as NGOs by the UN, label themselves a ... more

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The Media and Religious Authority

Stewart M. Hoover (ed.)

University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press (2016), viii, 296 pp.

"The contributors to The Media and Religious Authority examine the ways in which new centers of power and influence are emerging as religions seek to "brand" themselves in the media age. Putting their in-depth, incisive studies of particular instances of media production and reception in Asia, Afric ... more

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Integration of Pastoral Communication into the Formation for Laity in Wenzhou Diocese: The Needs and Possibilities

Suyan Wang

University of Santo Tomas, Graduate School, Master of Arts in Theology Thesis (2016), 202 pp.

"This study aims to examine the pastoral situations of Wenzhou Diocese, to evaluate the formation for laity in Wenzhou Diocese under pastoral communication perspective, to find its positive and critical signs, as well as to analyze the pastoral needs, which leads to integrate pastoral communication ... more

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Preaching Islamic Renewal: Religious Authority and Media in Contemporary Egypt

Jacquelene G. Brinton

Oakland, Calif.: University of California Press (2016), xi, 261 pp.

"Preaching Islamic Renewal examines the life and work of Muhammad Mitwalli Sha‘rawi, one of Egypt's most beloved and successful Islamic preachers. His wildly popular TV program aired every Friday for years until his death in 1998. At the height of his career, it was estimated that up to 30 million ... more

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A identidade do sacerdote midiático no ciberespaço

Valdir José Castro de

São Paulo: Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Doctoral Thesis (2016), 237 pp.

"Esta pesquisa tem por escopo averiguar como se dá a construção da identidade do sacerdote católico no ciberespaço no contexto da intersecção entre comunicação, cibercultura e religião. Considerando que a identidade é construída por meio de narrativas, a investigação tem por objetivo a ... more

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Representations of Islam in the News: A Cross-Cultural Analysis

Stefan Mertens, Hedwig de Smaele (eds.)

Lanham, Maryland et al.: Lexington Books (2016), xiv, 281 pp.