May We Ask For And Receive What Pleases You O Lord, let your merciful ears be open to the prayers of your humble servants. Teach us to ask for what pleases you, that we may receive what we ask for; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now …
Book Review, Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-learning Integration in Public Universities
Book Reviewed: Jonathan Pettigrew and Robert H. Woods, Jr., eds. (2022). Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-Learning Integration in Public Universities (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2022). Amazon Associates Link Reviewed By: David W. Kling Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: University of Miami Total Pages: 223 ISBN-10: 0999146335 Do other religious traditions give as much attention to the integration of …
Quote of the Week, the Most Notable Invention, by Thomas Hobbes
“But the most notable and profitable invention of all others, was that of communication. . . whereby humans register their thoughts; recall them when they are past; and also declare them one to another.”[i] ―Thomas Hobbes [i] Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 2017), 100, emphasis mine.
Upcoming Workshop, August 9, Building Collaborative Connections for Research and Public Ministry
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page If you cannot attend this event live but would like the recording, contact rwoods@theccsn. If you would like access to other recorded summer workshops, learn more about our Summer Pass. Title: Building Kingdom Connections and Collaborative Research Networks for Public Ministry Lead Facilitator/Presenter: Robert Woods, PhD, Exec. Director, Christianity and Communication Studies Network; editor-in-chief, Integratio …
Upcoming Workshop, August 2, Join us for Practicing a Theatrical Hermeneutic in Preaching, Teaching and Performance
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page If you cannot attend this event live but would like the recording, contact rwoods@theccsn. If you would like access to other recorded summer workshops, learn more about our Summer Pass. Title: Practicing a Theatrical Hermeneutic in Teaching, Preaching, and Performance Presenters/Facilitators: Paul Patton, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Theater, Spring Arbor University; David Denis, …
Prayer, By Your Word You Have Brought Us out of Darkness, by Veit Dietrich
By Your Word You Have Brought Us out of Darkness Lord God, heavenly Father, we most heartily thank you that by your Word you have brought us out of the darkness of error into the light of your grace. Mercifully help us to walk in that light, guard us from all error and false doctrine and grant that we may …
Upcoming Workshop, August 2, Intro Video, Practicing a Theatrical Hermeneutic
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page If you cannot attend this event live but would like the recording, contact rwoods@theccsn. If you would like access to other recorded summer workshops, learn more about our Summer Pass. Title: Practicing a Theatrical Hermeneutic in Teaching, Preaching, and Performance Presenters/Facilitators: Paul Patton, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Theater, Spring Arbor University; David Denis, …
Book Review, A Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition
Book Reviewed: Soukup, Paul A., S.J. (2022). A Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press). (Amazon Associates Link) Reviewed By: Stephanie Bennett Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Palm Beach Atlantic University Total Pages: 240 ISBN-10: 148131775X From the importance of the spoken word in primary oral cultures to the social media …
Quote of the Week, Are You Unborable?, by David Foster Wallace
“To be, in a word, unborable. . . . It is the key to modern life. If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish.”[i]—David Foster Wallace, The Pale King [i] David Foster Wallace, The Pale King (New York: Back Bay, 2011), 438.
Column Entry, Putting Critical Race Theory in The Frame, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: Putting Critical Race Theory (CRT) in The Frame By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political advancement; …
