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Communication and Cultural Settings: An Islamic Perspective

Hamid Mowlana

In: The Global Intercultural Communication Reader

Molefi Kete Asante; Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2014), pp. 237-247

"In this chaper, Hamid Mowlana elucidates four cardinal concepts of the Islamic worldview that may serve as the fundamental principles of ethical communication in Muslim societies: (1) tawhid (unity, coherence, and harmony of all in the universe), (2) amr bi al-ma'ruf wa nahy'an al munkar (commandin ... more

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Development and Communication in Sri Lanka: A Buddhist Approach

Wimal Dissanayake

In: The Global Intercultural Communication Reader

Molefi Kete Asante; Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2014), pp. 467-479

"According to Dissanayake, the Sarvodaya movement encompasses the ideal of the harmonious social order and the principle of self-reliance and self-transformation as envisioned and encouraged by Buddhist teaching. The Sarvodaya movement also duly asserts that the idea of development should include no ... more

Acción Cultural Popular, Responsible Procreation, and the Roots of Social Activism in Rural Colombia

Mary Roldan

Latin American Research Review (LARR), volume 49, issue Special Issue (2014), pp. 27-44

"This essay examines the Responsible Procreation campaign of Acción Cultural Popular (ACPO) within the context of “zones of crisis” characterized not only by the legacy of long-standing violence but by tensions experienced within the Catholic Church and Colombian society at large during the tum ... more

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Die Kirche in der digitalen Welt: Die Verbreitung der Frohen Botschaft

Paul Tighe

Communicatio Socialis, issue 4 (2014), pp. 483-492

"Wenn wir von der kommunikativen Mission der Kirche sprechen, sprechen wir nicht von einer Mission unter vielen. Tatsächlich sprechen wir über den fundamentalen Grund, warum die Kirche existiert. Die Kirche existiert durch den Willen Gottes und sie existiert genau zu dem Zweck, die Frohe Botschaft ... more

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Religious Freedom: Foundations – Reflections – Models

Klaus Krämer, Klaus Vellguth (eds.)

Quezon City: Claretian Publications;Missio (2014), xv, 308 pp.

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The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism

Cecil M. Robeck (ed.)

New York: Cambridge University Press (2014), xiii, 340 pp.

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The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in South Africa: A Church of Strangers

Ilana van Wyk

New York; London: Cambridge University Press;International African Institute (2014), xxii, 280 pp.

"The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), a church of Brazilian origin, has been enormously successful in establishing branches and attracting followers in post-apartheid South Africa. Unlike other Pentecostal Charismatic churches (PCCs), the UCKG insists that relationships with God be dev ... more

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Médias, religion et mobilité en Afrique et dans la diaspora = Media, Religion and Mobility in Africa and the Diaspora

Katrien Pype, Anne Mélice, Steven Van Wolputte (eds.)

Social Compass, volume 61, issue 1 (2014), pp. 3-72

La comunicazione al servizio di un’autentica cultura dell’incontro: Percorsi di comunicazione

Renato Butera, Claudia Caneva (eds.)

Rome: Libreria Ateneo Salesiano (LAS) (2014), 215 pp.

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There's a Religious App for That! A Framework for Studying Religious Mobile Application

Heidi A. Campbell et al.

Mobile Media & Communication, volume 2, issue 2 (2014), pp. 154-172

"This article provides a new methodological approach to studying religious-oriented mobile applications available on the iTunes app store. Through an extensive review of 451 religious apps a number of problems were noted when relying solely on iTunes categories to identify app functions and purpose. ... more

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Feminist Cyberethics in Asia: Religious Discourses on Human Connectivity

Agnes M. Brazal, Kochurani Abraham (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xv, 227 pp.

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The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication

Lina Khatib, Dina Matar, Atef Alshaer

New York: Oxford University Press (2014), vii, 229 pp.

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Religious Offence and Human Rights: The Implications of Defamation of Religions

Lorenz Langer

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2014), lxii, 419 pp.

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Hijabers: How Young Urban Muslim Women Redefine Themselves in Indonesia

Annisa R. Beta

International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 377-389

"This paper analyzes the dissemination of ‘Hijaber’ style through different forms of cyber media (blogs and social network sites) in order to determine how young, computer savvy Muslim Indonesians explore their gender and religious identities while working in the ‘creative economy’ through c ... more

Papstkirche und Volkskirche im Konflikt: Die Kommunikationsstrategien von Johannes Paul II., Benedikt XVI. und Franziskus

Petra E. Dorsch-Jungsberger

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2014), vi, 502 pp.

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Faith-Based Community Radio and Development in the South Pacific Islands

Linda Austin

Media International Australia, volume 150, issue 1 (2014), pp. 114-121

"Faith-based broadcasters comprise half of all community radio stations in the South Pacific islands. As such, they reflect the deep indigenisation of Christianity and its central role in Pacific cultural identity. But their position within the media environment is surprisingly contentious. For secu ... more

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Connected Toward Communion: The Church and Social Communication in the Digital Age
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Daniella Zsupan-Jerome

Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press (2014), xv, 139 pp.