"During the past 50 years, through the various activities organized by the FABC, such as seminars, workshops, colloquia, …. etc. the dream of the Asian bishops to be in greater solidarity has borne immense fruit. Normally, once in every four years, the FABC holds its Plenary Assemblies. By its sta
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tutes, a Plenary Assembly is considered as the body with the highest authority within the FABC structure. Up to date, there had been eleven such Assemblies, the last one being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2016. Only the bishop delegates from the Conferences have a vote in such Assemblies, and every such Assembly has issued a Final Statement, voted by the participating bishops. As such, these Plenary Assembly Statements can be considered as formal statements that have the authority of the FABC." (Introduction, page v)
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"This collection of 41 pieces of African journalism includes passionate and committed writing on labor abuses, police brutality, women’s rights, the struggle for democracy and independence on the continent and other subjects. Each piece of writing is introduced by a noted scholar or journalist who
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explains the context and why the journalism mattered." (Back cover)
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"A reference work giving ready access to official Catholic thought on communication. It includes seventeen Vatican documents focusing on media and communication issues, all Pontifical messages for the World Communication Day since its inception in 1967, and communication-related excerpts from ninete
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en other Pontifical documents and five documents from Latin America, Germany, the Philippines and the USA. Especially helpful are the introductions of the editor, which state the origin and importance of the various texts." (CAMECO Update 1-2015)
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"Erstmals bietet dieser Quellenband eine vergleichende Auswahl von Texten zur Christentumsgeschichte Asiens, Afrikas und Lateinamerikas von 1450 bis 1990. Damit wird das klassische Spektrum kirchengeschichtlicher Forschung um die globale Perspektive erweitert, die international immer stärker an Bed
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eutung gewinnt." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Eine Auswahl bestimmter dschihadistischer Dokumente, hier erstmals ins Deutsche übersetzt und wissenschaftlich kommentiert, geben einen Einblick in den Diskurs der dschihadistischen Bewegungen. Es werden Diskussionen aus Onlineforen wiedergegeben, Gedichte bzw. anaschid (agitatorische Lieder), die
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gezielt zur Mobilisierung eingesetzt werden sowie Erklärungen zu dschihadistischen Aktionen, Videos, militärisch-praktische Schriften und biographische Texte geboten." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"The book presents all final statements of FABC communication meetings from 1996 to 2007, including the annual meetings of Asian communication bishops (Bishops' Meet), all six BISCOMs (Bishops' Institutes for Social Communication), and special gathering of experts (Roundtables) on Communication Rese
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arch, Communication and Evangelization, and Social Communication in Religious Traditions of Asia. The 230-page volume also gives some analyses on the communication dimension of the Asian Synod (1998) and the related document "Ecclesia in Asia." The new edition also contains articles on Communication Theology, Communication Spirituality and reports on two special OSC initiatives on the academic level: the Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication based at St. John's University (Bangkok), and the Program on Pastoral/ Social Communication at the Graduate School and Theological Faculty of the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (Manila)." (Publisher description)
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"Esta obra reúne los principales documentos doctrinales y pastorales de la Iglesia sobre las comunicaciones sociales. Es, en parte, heredera de la preparada en 1968 por Jesús Iribarren, 'El derecho a la verdad', también en la Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos (BAC), pero recoge además documentos
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anteriores (el primero, del papa Clemente XIII en 1766) y llega hasta el último escrito por Juan Pablo II en 2005. Esta antología ofrece 276 textos, presentados cronológicamente, en los que la Iglesia expone su postura ante los medios de comunicación social —desde la palabra impresa hasta Internet— y su presencia e influjo en la sociedad." (Cubierta del libro)
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"A partir du milieu du XXe siècle, l'intérêt des Eglises pour les médias va croissant. Avec l'apparition du cinéma, de la radio et de la télévision, les Eglises quittent progressivement l'attitude négative initiale - le premier texte date de 1766 - pour prendre peu à peu toute la mesure d'u
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ne réelle révolution dans la communication moderne. Ainsi s'ébauche, au fil du temps et des déclarations, une véritable théologie de la communication. Le groupe Médiathec (Médias et théologie de la communication), qui dépend de la Faculté de théologie de Lyon, a réuni une anthologie significative de ces textes, en grande majorité de l'Eglise catholique, concernant la presse, le cinéma, la radio, la télévision. La présentation est faite selon l'ordre historique ; l'ouvrage comprend une table des matières développée et un index. L'ensemble constitue un outil indispensable pour les historiens de l'Eglise et les théologiens de la communication. Ont participé à la rédaction de cet ouvrage Henri Bourgeois, Jean Bianchi, Michel Kübler, Patrick Keppel et Jacques Buard." (Quatrième de couverture)
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