Filter
367
Featured
Free Access
71
Top Insights
9
Topics
Christian Communication
84
Christian Book Publishing
32
Christian Television
26
Religion and Communication
24
Christian Radio Programmes
22
Bible Films, Movie Christs & Antichrists
22
Bible, Biblical Theology
21
Christian Press: Evangelical / Protestant & Others
21
Missionary Communication, Media & Evangelisation
21
Theologies of Communication
21
Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
19
Televangelism
19
Protestantism (Mainline)
17
Christian Media
15
Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
15
Film and Religion, Religion in Motion Pictures
15
Christian Radios: Evangelical / Protestant & Others
13
Catholic Church and Communication
12
Christian Films & Videos
11
Christian Radios
11
Lutheran Churches
10
WACC
10
Pentecostal Churches & Communication
10
Cyberfaith / Virtual Spirituality
10
History of Book Publishing
9
Church History
9
Christianity (General)
9
History of Communication: Christian Churches
9
Orthodox Churches and Communication
9
Religious Films
9
Digital Media, Internet & Religion
9
Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
8
Evangelical Churches
8
Theologies
8
Religious Education: Use & Role of Media
8
Catholic Church
7
Catholic Media
7
Ecumenism
7
Homiletics, Preaching, Sermons
7
Interreligious Dialogue
7
Christian Churches & Denominations
6
Christian Churches: Media Assistance
6
Christian Communication Ethics, Christian Media Ethics
6
Christian Television Programmes
6
Christianity: Media Representation & Reporting
6
Church Marketing
6
Persecution of / Violence Against Christians
6
Popular Religious Cultures & Practices
6
Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
6
Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
6
Ethics in Media & Communication
6
Religion and Politics
6
Catholic Radios
5
Old Testament
5
Mennonites, Amish, Hutterites, Anabaptist Churches
5
Christian Minorities
5
World Council of Churches (WCC)
5
Christian Literature
5
Religious Radio Programmes
5
Judaism and Communication
5
Catholic Press
4
Christian Art
4
Coptic Orthodox Church
4
Christian Press
4
Parish Communication, Parish Public Relations
4
Digital & Social Media Pastoral
4
Digital Theologies
4
Communication Rights
4
Alternative Communication & Media
4
Religious Functions & Messages of Digital Media
4
Influencers (Social Media)
4
Gender & Religious Communication
4
Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
4
History of Media: Colonial Period
4
World Information and Communication Order
4
Religion: Media Representation
4
Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
4
Religious Freedom
4
COVID-19 Pandemic & Religion
4
Hinduism and Communication
4
Muslim Television Broadcasting
4
Religion (General)
4
Religious Television Programmes
4
Audiences & Users
3
Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
3
Book Marketing, Branding & Promotion
3
Catholic Digital Media Presence & Online Communities
3
Catholic Radio Programmes
3
New Testament
3
Orthodox Churches
3
Sat-7 (Television Channel)
3
Christian Websites
3
Christian Music
3
Film and Spirituality
3
Religion and Justice / Peace / Reconciliation
3
Media Cultures
3
Religion and Culture
3
Development and Media
3
Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
3
Counselling
3
History of Radio
3
Journalism
3
Translations & Translating
3
Media, Mass Media
3
Media & Communication Policies
3
Media & Information Literacy
3
Media Law & Regulation: Religious Media
3
Religious Media Management & Financing
3
Muslim Radio Broadcasting
3
Buddhism and Communication
3
Fundamentalisms (Religious)
3
Islam
3
Islam and Communication
3
Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
3
Theories of Communication & Media
3
Audience Research Methods
2
Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
2
Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
2
Author's Writing & Publishing Guides
2
Book Markets & Industries
2
Catholic Book Publishing
2
Indigenous Language Book Publishing
2
Catholic Church: Media Representation & Reporting
2
Catholic Films
2
Catholic Television
2
Catholic Websites
2
Methodist Churches
2
Reformed / United Churches
2
Christian Ethics
2
Interfilm (Protestant Film Organization, 1955-)
2
Church Public Relations
2
Faith-Based Media Literacy Education
2
Inculturation
2
Liturgy, Liturgical Communication
2
Celebrities, Idols, Stars
2
Community Radios
2
Group Media
2
Storytelling
2
Discourse & Discourse Analysis
2
Media Criticism
2
Religious Functions & Messages of the Media
2
Cultural Role & Influence of Media
2
Cybercultures
2
Literature
2
Religious Music
2
Writing & Writing Styles
2
Religious Websites & Blogs
2
Facebook
2
Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
2
Information Society
2
LGBT & Communication / Media
2
Audiobooks & Audio Cassettes
2
Journalism Ethics
2
Social Norms
2
Women (General)
2
History of the Press
2
Indigenous Communication
2
Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
2
International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
2
Journalism Education & Training
2
Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
2
Judaism: Media Representation & Reporting
2
Religious Journalism, Religion News
2
Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
2
Refugees / Displaced People
2
Democracy / Democratization and Media
2
Public Service Broadcasting: Religious Programmes
2
Radio
2
Radio Programmes & Genres
2
Helplines, Hotlines
2
Influence of Media on Religious Meaning, Practice & Values
2
Media Effects
2
Images in Religion, Images of God
2
Indigenous & Traditional Religions, Indigenous Cosmovisions
2
Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
2
Mormons
2
Religion in Entertainment Programmes (Religiotainment)
2
Religious Discrimination, Persecution of / Violence Against Religious Groups
2
Religious Media, Faith-Based Media
2
Secularization & Atheism
2
Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
2
Television
2
Advertising Ethics
1
Advertising Planning & Implementation
1
Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
1
Empowerment
1
Community Radio Audiences & Use
1
Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
1
Media Use: Influence of Religion
1
Media Use: Catholic Media Productions
1
Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
1
Book Professionals Education & Training
1
Book Publishing
1
Book Trade & Distribution
1
Bookshops & Bookshop Management
1
Muslim Book Publishing
1
Angels
1
Catechists & Pastoral Agents
1
Radio Maria (Catholic Radio Network)
1
Catholic Television Programmes
1
Télé Lumière (Catholic Television Channel, Lebanon)
1
Catholic Media Council
1
Catholic Charismatic Renovation
1
Pax Romana (Catholic Lay Movement)
1
Catholic Religious Congregations, Catholic Orders
1
Divine Word Missionaries (SVD)
1
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
1
Solidarity
1
Catholic Theology
1
Christmas
1
Church Documents on Communication
1
Confession
1
Faith-Based Film Literacy Education: Catholic Church
1
Faith-Based Media Literacy Education: Catholic Church
1
History of Communication: Catholic Church
1
Maronite Church
1
Mary, Mariology
1
Francis (Pope)
1
Saints
1
Children and Media
1
Child Protection, Protection of Minors
1
Children's Television Programmes
1
Apocalypse
1
Catechetics
1
Anglican Churches
1
Baptist Churches
1
Pentecostal Churches
1
Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (IURD)
1
Christian Apps & Software
1
Al Hayat (Television Channel)
1
Coptic Television (CTV) (Television Channel, Egypt)
1
Christian Symbols
1
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA)
1
Faith-Based Film Literacy Education
1
Holy Mass
1
Holy Mass Transmission: Television & Social Media
1
Lay People
1
Missiology
1
Mission History
1
Parish Newsletters
1
Pastoral Work
1
Salvation (Religion)
1
Jesus Christ, Christology
1
Pastoral Theologies
1
Aesthetics in Film & Visual Communication
1
Asian Cinema
1
Awards & Prizes: Film Awards
1
Film & Gender
1
Film Festivals
1
Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
1
Educational Films & Videos
1
Film & Video in Education
1
Films
1
Public Relations
1
Nonprofit Public Relations: Design & Implementation
1
Community Communication
1
Community Development
1
Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
1
Faith-Based Community Radios
1
Graffiti, Wall Paintings, Street Art
1
Groups, Group Communication, Group Development
1
Media Assistance: Indigenous Communication
1
Participatory Communication
1
Cultural Conflicts
1
Holocaust
1
Religion and Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Religious Violence
1
Boko Haram
1
Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
1
Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
1
Religious Communication in Conflicts & Peacebuilding
1
War Reporting
1
Contents of Media
1
Computational Content Analysis
1
Content Analysis (Research Method)
1
Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
1
Radio Language & Moderation
1
Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
1
Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
1
Ritual Communication & Media Rituals
1
Religious Art
1
Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
1
Cultural Change
1
Digital Cultures
1
Indigenous Language Literature
1
Narratives, Narrative Structures
1
Music: Religious Contents
1
Church Development Cooperation
1
Religious NGOs
1
Religion and Development
1
Development Communication Theories
1
Radio for Development
1
Social Change & Media / Communication
1
Algorithms & Big Data
1
Cyberspace
1
Religious Apps
1
Internet
1
Digital Political Communication
1
Social Media in Political Communication
1
Online News
1
Twitter & Microblogs
1
YouTube
1
Artificial Intelligence
1
Diaspora Media
1
Media Assistance: Minority Media
1
Minorities & Disadavantaged Groups: Oppression
1
Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Minorities
1
Information Centres
1
Information Processing
1
Christian Libraries
1
Media Ownership
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
1
Media Didactics, Media Use in Education
1
Training
1
Entertainment and Media / Communication
1
Gaming, Video Games
1
Gaming: Ethical Issues
1
Pfarrer Braun (Television Crime Series, Germany)
1
Tatort (Televison Crime Series, Germany)
1
Television Fiction
1
Television Serials
1
Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
1
Environmental Protection
1
Religion and Environment
1
Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
1
Morals
1
Responsibility
1
Values
1
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
1
Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
1
Innovations
1
Sexual Health Communication, Reproductive Health Education, Family Planning
1
History of Media & Communication
1
Cultural History
1
Decolonisation & Independence (General)
1
History of Communication: Religion
1
Nazism
1
Ethnographic Photography
1
Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
1
Indigenous Radio Broadcasting
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
1
International Communication
1
International News Flow
1
Globalisation of Media
1
Satellite Television
1
United Nations (UN)
1
Investigative Journalism
1
News
1
Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
1
Language
1
Abbreviations
1
African Languages
1
Rhetorics, Public Speaking, Speeches
1
Media Assistance
1
Presentation of Information
1
Oral Communication
1
Social Communication
1
Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
1
Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
1
Human Rights
1
Human Rights Protection
1
Administration
1
Human Resources Development, Personnel Management
1
Broadcasting Companies
1
Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
1
Music
1
Pop Music
1
Popular Music
1
People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
1
Traber, Michael (1929-2006)
1
Government Policies
1
Political Change
1
Conservatism
1
Influence of Media on Politics
1
Public Opinion
1
Christianity Today (Evangelical Christian Periodical, USA)
1
Radio Production
1
Project Implementation
1
Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
1
Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
1
Evangeliums-Rundfunk (Wetzlar, Germany)
1
Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
1
Everyday Life
1
Socialization
1
Social Functions & Effects of the Media
1
African Religions
1
Afterlife, Immortality, Resurrection: Media Representation
1
Baha'i
1
Confucianism
1
Daoism
1
Esotericism & New Age
1
Hinduism
1
Islamist Communications & Media
1
Muslim Media
1
Pilgrimages & Pilgrimage Sites
1
Religion and Society
1
Religious Communication Research
1
Religious Criticism in the Media
1
Religious Sociology
1
Religious Studies
1
Spirituality
1
Symbols
1
Symbols: Religious
1
World Religions
1
Yazidism, Yazidis, Yezidis
1
Youth & Religious Communication
1
Low-Budget Research
1
Rural Issues: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Violence
1
Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
1
Civil Society
1
Corruption & Combating Corruption
1
COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
1
Ethnocentrism
1
Population Policies
1
Social Change
1
Revolutions
1
Social Justice
1
Society & Media, Media Sociology
1
Equipment
1
Informatics
1
Satellite Communication & Information Services
1
Mobile Phones, Smartphones
1
Television Talk Shows
1
Television Programming, Programme Structures & Programme Policies
1
Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
1
Visual Communication
1
Audio Slide Shows, Sound Image Shows
1
Illustrations, Pictures, Images
1
Signs, Signals, Semiotics
1
Visual Cultures
1
Visual Representations
1
Language
Document type
Countries / Regions
Authors & Publishers
Media focus
Publication Years
Methods applied
Journals
Output Type
Medienethik aus theologischer Perspektive: Medien und Protestantismus. Chancen, Risiken, Herausforderungen und Handlungskonzepte
Marburg: Tectum (2006), 436 pp.
"Da das Christentum im Wesentlichen auf Vermittlung, Verständigung und Kommunikation basiert, gehört das Bemühen um das Gelingen zwischenmenschlicher Kommunikation auch über die Medien theologisch betrachtet zur Aufgabe des Menschen. Wird das Miteinander von Menschen, das durch Kommunikation erm
...
Iraks christliches Erbe: Vom Überleben im Zweistromland
Freiburg: Herder (2025), 872 pp.
"Erstmals wird mit diesem Buch eine alle Epochen umfassende Monographie über den Irak bis zur Gegenwart vorgelegt, und zwar aus Sicht des Christentums. Die religionswissenschaftliche Untersuchung rückt dabei auch die islamischen Strömungen sowie weitere religiöse Minderheiten und Ethnien, insbes
...
Decline of Christianity in the U.S. has slowed, may have levelled off: Findings from the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study
Pew Research Center (2025), 392 pp.
Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East
Top Insights
New York: Oxford University Press (2025), xxx, 337 pp.
"Through extensive fieldwork and archival research, Febe Armanios explores how Western evangelicals and indigenous Christians harnessed terrestrial and satellite technologies to promote Christian television in the Middle East. The sixteen channels analyzed in this study fall into three main categori
...
The Oxford Handbook of Digital Religion
Top Insights
New York: Oxford University Press (2024), xiii, 661 pp.
"Digital Religion refers to the contemporary practice and understanding that religion takes place in both online and offline contexts, and how these contexts intersect with each other. Scholars in this growing field of Digital Religion studies recognize that religion has been influenced by its engag
...
A Text Mining Content Analysis Tool for Christian Faith-Based Media Institutions’ Production
Nairobi: Strathmore University, Master Thesis (2023), xiv, 71 pp.
"This research is proposing a new approach for the faith-based media institutions in the creation and production of content. The solution proposed by this research is a text mining content analysis tool that uses data mining techniques including Association, Clustering and Classification in the disc
...
On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girls
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxi, 171 pp.
"In this ground-breaking volume, the authors explore two sides of religion: the ways in which it contributes to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the ways it counters it. Recognising the very real impact of religion on the lives of women and girls, it prioritises experiences and learnings
...
Kirche in Deutschland
Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, volume 73, issue 39 (2023), 54 pp.
"In Deutschland existieren seit der Reformation zwei große christliche Kirchen – die evangelische und die katholische. Im öffentlichen Leben sind sie einflussreiche gesellschaftliche Akteurinnen, sei es in den Bereichen Wohlfahrt, Bildung, Medien oder Kultur. Gleichzeitig schwinden ihre Mitglied
...
Religious Environmental Activism: Emerging Conflicts and Tensions in Earth Stewardship
Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge (2023), xii, 327 pp.
"This volume explores how religious and spiritual actors engage for environmental protection and fight against climate change. Climate change and sustainability are increasingly prominent topics among religious and spiritual groups. Different faith traditions have developed "green" theologies, launc
...
Churches Online in Times of Corona. Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2023), viii, 599 pp.
"Die CONTOC-Studie hat in ökumenischer und internationaler Ausrichtung die digitale kirchliche Praxis unter den Bedingungen der Corona-Pandemie im Frühsommer 2020 erforscht. Dieser Band dokumentiert die Rahmenbedingungen und Umfrageergebnisse in den beteiligten Ländern. Daran schließen sich Pers
...
The World Congress of Families: Anti-Gender Christianity and Digital Far-Right Populism
International Journal of Communication, volume 17 (2023), pp. 2805-2822
"Anti-gender groups defend heteronormative and traditionalist views of family values and include both conservative Christian and far-right political actors. Moreover, these groups often rely on digital communication. Through a qualitative analysis of videos, tweets, and press releases produced durin
...
The Representation of Rural Christianity in the Films of Gan Xiao’er
Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM), volume 9, issue 2 (2023), pp. 101-125
"The religious dimension of Chinese cinema is, it has been observed, a "triple lacuna" in contemporary scholarship: in research on religion in China, in research on Chinese cinema, and in interdisciplinary research on film and religion. From 2002 to 2012, independent filmmaker Gan Xiao'er directed t
...
Sin and Divine Punishment: The Korean Series JIOK (HELLBOUND, KR 2021–), New Religious Movements, and a World Full of Guilt
Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM), volume 9, issue 2 (2023), pp. 87-99
"The TV series Jiok (Yon Sang-ho, 2021-), internationally known as Hellbound, is a recent and highly successful series that has been available on the streaming platform Netflix since November 2021. It is usually described as a "dark mystery thriller" or "dark fantasy film", which points to the gener
...
The Christian Cross in Art History: Implications for Current Communication Areas
Rome: Pontificia Università Della Santa Croce (2022), 55 pp.
"The objective of the thesis is to define the communicative meaning of the Christian cross by dealing with three research issues. The first problem regards the historical aspects. In interdisciplinary ways the thesis will explore the different forms, locations and functions of Christian cross pictur
...
Politiques éditoriales dans la mission (XIXe-XXIe siécle)
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
...
Ecclesiology for a Digital Church: Theological Reflections on a New Normal
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
...
Die Ikone und das Undarstellbare: Ikonentheorien im bildtheoretischen Kontext
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
...
Digitale Communities: Eine Pilotstudie zur Followerschaft von christlichen Influencer*innen auf Instagram
Berlin: midi;Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung (2022), 88 pp.
"Die vorliegende Pilotstudie kontextualisiert zunächst das Phänomen, das sich hinter dem Begriff „Digitale Communities“ verbirgt im Feld der wissenschaftlichen Begleitforschung und nimmt begriffliche Schärfungen vor (Kap. 2). Im Zentrum stehen dann die empirischen Ergebnisse der Befragung der
...
Russian Church in the Digital Era: Mediatization of Orthodoxy
Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge (2022), xii, 224 pp.
"Has Russia abandoned its atheist past and embraced Orthodox Christianity as its new moral guide? The reality is more complex and contradictory. Digital sources provide evidence of rising domestic criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church and its leadership. This book offers a nuanced understanding o
...
Bible and Film: The Basics
London; New York: Routledge (2022), xiii, 207 pp.
"This book examines various types of interplay between film and the Bible. The theme of 'Bible on film' is explored through Hebrew Bible epics including The Prince of Egypt and Noah, and Jesus films such as The Last Temptation of Christ and Son of Man. The theme 'Bible in film' is analyzed through f
...
