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Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere

Ulrika Mårtensson, Jennifer Bailey, Priscilla Ringrose, Asbjorn Dyrendal (eds.)

London; New York: Tauris (2011), xi, 349 pp.

"How does religious fundamentalism operate in modern global society? This two-volume series analyses the dynamics of fundamentalism and its relationship to the modern state, the public sphere and globalisation. This second volume explores the links between fundamentalism and communication: the rise ... more

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Christian Communication: Ecumenical Challenges in the 21st Century

Samuel Meshack (ed.)

Yogyakarta: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);Kanisius Press (2011), 146 pp.

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Theological Perspectives in Social Communication

George Plathottam

New Delhi; Mumbai: Don Bosco Communications (2010), 290 pp.

"This textbook is a wide-ranging introduction to the theology of communication, written by the executive secretary of the Social Communications Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI). The primary aim is to help develop the capacity to understand social communication from the p ... more

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Initiatives of TV Ethics Control by Religions in Russia: Challenges for Implementation

Victor M. Khroul

Religion in Eastern Europe, volume 30, issue 2 (2010), pp. 1-9

"The diversity of attitudes of Russian society towards television coupled with many plots and subplots emerged in the public arena providing us with an opportunity to consider them as an indicators of the maturity of civil society in Russia. It is also an indicator of the level of influence that rel ... more

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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film

John Lyden (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2009), xiv, 503 pp.

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Mission et communication

Christian Bonnet et al.

Perspectives Missionnaires, issue 57 (2009), pp. 1-63

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“Nada tira, nada envolve, nada completa”: Leituras em recepção do discurso midiático religioso

Antônio Fausto Neto

Revista Famecos, issue 36 (2008), pp. 98-104

"Examina-se aspectos do funcionamento da midiatização do telediscurso religioso no Brasil, a partir de sua apropriação por telefiéis (católicos e evangélicos), mediante estratégias discursivas. Chama-se atenção para novas formas de relações entre atores sociais e práticas midiáticas, d ... more

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Communication, Media, and Identity: A Christian Theory of Communication

Robert S. Fortner

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2007), 281 pp.

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Bibliographie Michael Traber SMB (1929-2006)

Fritz Frei (ed.)

Immensee: Missionsgesellschaft Bethlehem (2007), 29 pp.

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Creadores de imágenes cristianas = Criadores de imagens cristãs: 20 anos de história
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José Tavares de Barros (org.)

Belo Horizonte: OCIC Signis-Brasil (2007), 176 pp.

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Mídia e religião na sociedade do espectáculo

José Marques de Melo, Maria Cristina Gobbi, Ana Claudia Braun Endo (eds.)

São Bernardo do Campo: Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (2007), 302 pp.

Ernst und Leichtigkeit: Wege zu einer unterhaltsamen Kommunikation des Evangeliums

Matthias Bernstorf

Erlangen: Christliche Publizistik Verlag (CPV) (2007), 295 pp.

"Unterhaltung stellt in unserer Kultur die Schlüsselkategorie für den Wirklichkeitszugang der meisten Menschen dar. Dennoch wurde der Unterhaltungsbegriff lange Zeit als ernstzunehmende Kategorie in der theologischen Diskussion ausgeblendet. Erst die aktuelle Debatte um religiöse Signaturen der M ... more

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The Art of Dialogue: Religion, Communication and Global Media Culture
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Ineke de Feijter

Berlin: Lit (2007), 398 pp.

"Media involve religious dimensions and have become the religious "iconofiers" of our world. People increasingly use media for shaping their - religious - identity and their search with respect to questions of ultimate meaning. The author first provides a succinct overview of the context and implica ... more

CrossConnections: Interdisciplinary Communications Studies at the Gregorian University. Saggi Celebrativi Per Il XXV Anniversario Del CICS

Jacob Srampickal, Guiseppe Mazza, Lloyd Baugh (eds.)

Rome: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (2006), 406 pp.

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Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media
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Daniel A. Stout (ed.)

New York: Routledge (2006), xx, 467 pp.

"This volume breaks down disciplinary walls in numerous ways. First, it combines information about the intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and societal levels of communication into a single resource. At the intrapersonal level, new issues are raised about communication between individuals and deity ... : Why is religious experience difficult to explain in rational terms? Why is silence more sacred than spoken prayer in some religious communities? What is the nature of “thought communication” in religious meditation? Why is the use of profanity justified in some religious circles? How does idolatry reinforce religious customs and values? Why was chanting one of the first forms of religious communication? Religious information is also exchanged between individuals at the level of interpersonal communication. This volume identifies rituals that have not been adequately analyzed in terms of communication aspects: Why do some sects require public confession? Why is body decoration an acceptable form of worship in some religious groups, but not in others? How does dance communicate the sacred through metaphoric movement? What are the multiple forms of communication with the dead? Why are feasts a form of religious worship in all major religions? How does the study of organizational communication apply to religion? This volume also aids study of mediated communication to larger groups both inside and outside religious denominations. Throughout history, technology has simultaneously aided and impeded communication processes; this also applies to religious culture: How did religion change during the historical transition from orality to literacy? How did printing contribute to the diffusion of religious values in the world? Why have religious novels grown in popularity? Is television considered a religious medium? How has the Internet affected religious congregations and communities? What is religious media literacy? These are only a few of the questions addressed by this encyclopedia. Articles also deal with (1) concepts such as information, communication, and censorship, (2) denominations which exhibit different communication practices, and (3) the various media used in religious worship. Entries were contributed by scholars from various disciplines, including religious studies, communication, anthropology, sociology, ancient studies, religion and modern culture, theology, and many others." (Introduction, page xiii-xiv) more

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Religion in the Media Age

Stewart M. Hoover

Abingdon: Routledge (2006), 341 pp.

"Looking at the everyday interaction of religion and media in our cultural lives, Hoover's new book is a fascinating assessment of the state of modern religion. Recent years have produced a marked turn away from institutionalized religions towards more autonomous, individual forms of the search for ... more

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Social Communication in Religious Traditions of Asia
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Franz-Josef Eilers (ed.)

Manila: Logos (Divine Word) Publications (2006), 195 pp.

"This book contains the presentations of a Roundtable of invited scholars organized by the FABC-Office of Social Communication (FABC-OSC) October 3-7, 2005 at Assumption University Huamak campus in Bangkok, in cooperation with the Graduate School of Philisophy and Religion of Assumption University a ... more

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