In case you missed it, enjoy Goodness: Parts 1-3 of Paul’s Series on the Fruit of the Spirit. Soul Stirrings · Ep. 24: Fruit of the Spirit – Goodness, Pt. 1 Soul Stirrings · Ep. 25: Fruit of the Spirit – Goodness, Pt. 2 Soul Stirrings · Ep. 26: Fruit of the Spirit – Goodness, Pt. 3
New Column, Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission, by Dennis Smith
Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission By Dennis Smith * Column Description: If you hang around long enough, mingle with enough folks in enough places on this fragile planet, and pay attention at least part of the time, life happens. And with life, stories. In this monthly column, Dennis Smith, former President of the World Association for Christian …
Article: Journalistic Ethics and Conflict Reporting: A Biblical Pedagogy of Media Advocacy, Objectivity, and Social Responsibility, by Bala Musa
Journalistic Ethics and Conflict Reporting: A Biblical Pedagogy of Media Advocacy, Objectivity, and Social Responsibility Bala A. Musa, Ph.D. Azusa Pacific University Return to Journal home page Abstract On both a local and global scale, conflict, particularly violent conflict, has and will always make news. While the definition of news has remained relatively the same through time and across societies, …
Common Call and CCSN Conference this week, Christ and Communication
A Common Call: A Conference on Christ and Communication Sponsored by Faculty Commons and the Christianity and Communication Studies Network Register here. We are excited to invite you to an August 20, 2021, Zoom conference on Christ and Communication. This conference is being co-sponsored by Faculty Commons (FC), a ministry of Cru, which outreaches with professors and graduate students in …
Guest Post, A Christian Critique of the Award-winning Film Minari, by Chase Mitchell
CCSN member and new regular guest columnist Chase Mitchell critiques another award-winning film, Minari, for Christian Scholar’s Review. Jacob’s Well: Pride and Grace in Eden, Arkansas https://christianscholars.com/guest-post-jacobs-well-pride-and-grace-in-eden-arkansas/
New Book, Seeking Communion as Healing Dialogue, by Margaret Mullan
Seeking Communion as Healing Dialogue: Gabriel Marcel’s Philosophy for Today by Margaret Mullan East Stroudsburg State University [May be available from other sellers at lower prices] [From Amazon: “Seeking Communion as Healing Dialogue: Gabriel Marcel’s Philosophy for Today discusses society’s problems with interpersonal communication, arguing that these issues are more deeply rooted in problems in being. Margaret M. Mullan draws …
Guest Column: A Column That Is Absolutely Not About Critical Race Theory.
A Column That Is Absolutely Not About Critical Race Theory. By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento (from the regular Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance”) Over the roughly ninety days of March, April, and May of this year, Fox News mentioned Critical Race Theory (CRT) 1,300 times.[1] What you are reading …
Lakelyn Taylor, CCSN Graduate Fellow
Meet Lakelyn E. Taylor, CCSN’s first-ever Graduate Fellow. Lakelyn is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in strategic communication in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media at the University of Central Florida. Her research interests lie at the intersection of religion and ethics in risk, crisis, and instructional communication contexts. Lakelyn will be assisting CCSN with research and writing projects, …
Teaching Students to Lead Thriving Small Groups, with Ryan Hartwig
Presenter: Ryan Hartwig, Ph.D., Dean and Professor of Communication, Colorado Christian University Title: Teaching Students to Lead Thriving Small Groups Date: Wednesday, September 15, 6-7 pm EST. Description: Blending insights developed from a study of hundreds of small group members and leaders (as presented in Leading Small Groups That Thrive, Zondervan, 2020) and experiences gained from years teaching transformative small …
Book Review, Speaking to Reconciliation, by John B. Hatch
Hatch, John B. Speaking to Reconciliation: Voices of Faith Addressing Racial and Cultural Divides (New York: Peter Lang, 2020) 184 pages. Amazon link. Reviewed by Annalee R. Ward, Director of the Wendt Center for Character Education University of Dubuque The powerful film The Apology, by Toronto director Tiffany Hsiung, traces the stories of three women, often called “comfort women,” who …
