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"As Europeans began to travel to all corners of the earth beginning in the 15th century, they were determined not only to conquer new lands but also to spread their faith. From Johann Gutenberg they had learned the power of the printed word, and were determined to use this revolutionary new technolo ... more

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Gebhard Fürst, David Hober, Jürgen Holtkamp (eds.)

Kevelaer: Butzon & Bercker (2013), 335 pp.

"Wie kann sich Kirche in einer durch Medien bestimmten Gesellschaft noch Gehör verschaffen? Sind Kirche und Medien überhaupt kompatibel? Und wie gelingt ihr der Spagat zwischen ihrer Aufgabe authentisch zu verkündigen und sich zugleich an die Eigenlogik der Medien anpassen zu müssen? Kirche wird ... more

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Religion, Gewalt und Medien: Die serbisch-orthodoxe Kirchenpresse in den postjugoslawischen Kriegen

Irena Zeltner Pavlovic

Erlangen: Christliche Publizistik Verlag (CPV) (2013), 428 pp.

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What Would Jesus Post? Seven Principles Christians Should Follow in Social Media

Brian D. Wassom

Bloomington (Indiana): WestBow Press (2013), 103 pp.

"Social media gives each of us enormous power to influence others for good or ill. But far too many Christians ignore the opportunities and undermine their own reputations through thoughtless words shared online. This book comes directly from the author's experiences as an attorney and a church lead ... more

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The History of the Book in the Muslim World

Geoffrey Roper

In: The Book: A Global History

Michael F. Suarez; H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), pp. 524-552

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Religion and Television in Indonesia: Ethics Surrounding Dakwahtainment

Dicky Sofjan, Mega Hidayati

Geneva: Globethics.net (2013), 109 pp.

"This monograph provides a critical overview and assessment of the new and rising phenomenon of dakwahtainment or Islamic televangelism in post-reformasi Indonesia. This phenomenon feeds on the increasing materialist, consumerist, nihilistic and voyeuristic culture of celebrity that is currently eng ... more

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The Media in Society: Religious Radio Stations, Socio-Religious Discourse and National Cohesion in Tanzania

Francis Xavier Ng’atigwa

Bayreuth: Bayreuth University, Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), Doctoral Thesis (2013), xiv, 215 pp.

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Kachin Refugees, Myanmar: Needs for Pastoral and Evangelizing Communication

Bernard Dashi Tang

Manila: University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Sacred Theology, Master Thesis (2013), ix, 115 pp.

"The study is divided into three parts: Part One is a discussion on brief history of civil war in Myanmar especially in Kachin State, the past experiences of the Church in pastoral and evangelizing communication in Kachin State and the current life situation of the Kachin refugees. In Part Two, we p ... more

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Comunicación de crisis en la iglesia: Material de base para el taller de la F. Carmen de Noriega

Yago de la Cierva

Madrid: Fundación Carmen de Noriega (2013), 33 pp.

"Si hubiera que resumir la esencia de la comunicación de crisis en un slogan, podría decirse que la comunicación de crisis es prepararse para lo peor. Tiene como fin anticipar, prevenir y prever: identificar las áreas de crisis posibles, determinar su probabilidad, buscar soluciones preventivas, ... more

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Mobile Mindfulness: Practicing Digital Religion on Smartphones with Buddhist Meditation Apps

Joanna Piacenza

University of Colorado, Master Thesis (2013), iv, 92 pp.

"In this thesis, I introduce and focus on the term “mobile mindfulness,” arguing that David McMahan’s elements of Buddhist modernism are intensified when practicing religion on the smartphone. These “mobile mindfulness” characteristics include the creation of transient experimental places ... more

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Religion and Media: A Critical Review of Recent Developments

David Morgan

Critical Research on Religion, volume 1, issue 3 (2013), pp. 347-356

"This article considers recent changes in the definition of religion and of media as the basis for framing the study of their relation to one another and recent research in the intersection they have come to form over the last two decades or so. The history, materiality, and reception of each have c ... more

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Influences of Religious Telecast in a Multi-Religious India: An Analysis of Hindu and Non-Hindu Television Viewers

Binod C. Agrawal

Religion and Social Communication, volume 11, issue 1 (2013), pp. 5-21

"On the whole, it seems religious television viewing had moderate or no influence whatsoever at attitudinal level among Hindu and non-Hindu viewers. In the light of the analysis, it is argued that strongly held religious beliefs and cultural dictates would not get influenced by religious television ... more

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Qissa and Popular Hindi Cinema

Anjali Gera Roy

In: Storytelling in World Cinemas. Vol. 2: Contexts

Lina Khatib (ed.)

London; New York: Wallflower Press (2013), pp. 183-194

"While acknowledging the contribution of the dominant Hindi Sanskritic narrative tradition to the shaping of popular Hindi cinema, this chapter aims to explore the alternative narrative streams that have governed storytelling in Hindi films, particularly the Perso-Arabic legacy of the qissa and dast ... more

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Clouds of Unknowing: Buddhism and Bhutanese Cinema

Shohini Chaudhuri, Sue Clayton

In: Storytelling in World Cinemas. Vol. 2: Contexts

Lina Khatib (ed.)

London; New York: Wallflower Press (2013), pp. 157-171

"In this chapter, we have looked at how Buddhism and orality have been translated into film in Bhutan. We have argued, that cinema operates as a secondary oral medium, through the various rituals of production, distribution and consumption and, most significantly, at the level of story construction. ... more

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Storytelling in World Cinemas. Vol. 2: Contexts

Lina Khatib (ed.)

London; New York: Wallflower Press (2013), x, 198 pp.

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Citizen Journalism in the Context of New Evangelization: The Place of Digital Social Media in Church Communication

Innocent Ebere Uwah

Jos Studies, volume 21 (2013), pp. 107-122

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Religion and the Internet: A Microcosm for Studying Internet Trends and Implications

Heidi A. Campbell

New Media & Society, volume 15, issue 5 (2013), pp. 680-694

"Through a critical overview of research on religion online, five central research areas emerge related to social practices, online-offline connections, community, identity, and authority online. It is also argued that observations about these themes not only point to specific trends within religiou ... more

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Religion Across Media: From Early Antiquity to Late Modernity

Knut Lundby (ed.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2013), xxiii, 215 pp.

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