Presenter and affiliation: Craig Detweiler, Ph.D., Professor of Communication, Pepperdine University; Creative Director, The Institute for Entertainment, Media and Culture. Presentation Title: iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives Cost: Free and open to the public. Date: Monday, April 17 Time: 8-9:00 pm EST Description: How have digital distractions altered your classroom? What kind of adjustments …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, Professor of Communication, Biola University Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 18, Tim Muehlhoff” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 04/05/17 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: this 18th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, Professor of Communication, Biola University. Join Dr. Muehlhoff as he answers foundational questions …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Calvin Troup
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Calvin Troup, President, Geneva College Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 17, Calvin Troup” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 03/31/17 Time: 5:00-6:00 pm, EST Description: this 17th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Calvin Troup, President, Geneva College. Join Dr. Troup as he answers foundational questions such as: How …
Interfaith Communication in the Twenty-first Century
Presenter and affiliation: Daniel S. “Dann” Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Studies, Grove City (Pennsylvania) College Presentation Title: Interfaith Communication in the Twenty-first Century Date: Tuesday, March 14 Time: 8-9:00 pm EST Description: Popular and scholarly interest in interfaith dialogue is complex and increasingly ubiquitous. The need for successful interfaith communication has never been greater. Overt faith-infused politics …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Janie Harden Fritz
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Janie Harden Fritz, Duquesne University; Professor, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Communication & Rhetorical Studies Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 16, Janie Harden Fritz” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 03/01/17 Time: 8:00-9:00 pm, EST Description: this 16th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Janie Harden …
Hypermediated Experience in the Contemporary Church
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Sean Connable, Lecturer, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia Presentation Title: Hypermediated Experience in the Contemporary Church Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Time: 8-9 p.m. EST Description: The intersection of digital culture and contemporary religion continues to be a site of interesting research. Often times we see digital technologies embraced without any consideration to the …
Essential Questions Series, Special Guest, Dr. Terry Lindvall
Presenter and Affiliation: Dr. Terry Lindvall, Virginia Wesleyan College, C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought Professor of Communication Presentation Title: “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series, Interview No. 15, Terry Lindvall” (Moderated by Mark Fackler) Date: 02/09/17 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm, EST Description: this 15th installment in the “Essential Questions in Faith and Communication Series” features Dr. Terry Lindvall, Virginia Wesleyan …
“Ode for O Joe,” Motivation and Communication – Part 2 (by Paul A. Creasman)
Motivation and Communication – Part 2 “Ode for O Joe” Paul A. Creasman, Arizona Christian University, Professor of Communication; Chair, Communication and English Department (paul.creasman@arizonachristian.edu) I was saddened to learn this summer that Joey “O Joe” Taylor, the co-founder and driving force behind Undercover, one of the seminal early Contemporary Christian punk/rock bands, had renounced his Christian beliefs. Although this …
The “Why?” of Communication, Motivation and Communication – Part 1 (by Paul A. Creasman)
Motivation and Communication – Part 1 The “Why?” of Communication Paul A. Creasman, Arizona Christian University, Professor of Communication; Chair, Communication and English Department (paul.creasman@arizonachristian.edu) Seems so simple a question yet it is also decidedly complex. Out of the “5Ws” of journalism (who, what, when, where, why) “why” is the most difficult to address because it asks for something more …
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, Practicing What He’s Preaching with Winsome Persuasion
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff is Practicing What He’s Preaching with Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influences in a Post-Christian World (InterVarsity Press, 2017) By Benjamin Stallings, Special Features Editor Dr. Timothy Muehlhoff, Professor of Communication Studies at Biola University, has spent most of his adult life exploring how to bridge the distance between communities and individuals. His most recent book, Winsome Persuasion: Christian …
