Who? Renee Bourdeaux, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication Northwest University When? Wednesday, Nov. 20, 8-9 pm EST. Description: Because love is a complex phenomenon based on personal understanding, each person might communicate love a bit differently. This webinar overviews a new textbook pulling together research on interpersonal, family, positive, and dark-side communication to explore love in relationships. Participants will learn how …
Faith Integration in a Public Relations Capstone Service-Learning Project
Presenter: Denise Edwards-Neff, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Professor, Department of Communication Studies When? Wednesday, Oct. 16, 3-4 pm EST Description: this webinar explores a service learning project in PUBR 400, a capstone course for Public Relations Management. Students carry a public relations/strategic communication plan for Los Angeles-area nonprofit organizations through the entire four-step process of …
C. S. Lewis, Mythopoiesis, and the Rhetoric of Glory
Presenter: Brandon Knight, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication William Carey University When? Friday, Sept. 20, 4-5 pm EST Description: C.S. Lewis’s performance was unique as he spoke one of the greatest sermons of the twentieth century entitled The Weight of Glory. Although the world was experiencing one of its greatest travesties during the Second World War, it was at this …
Let’s Have a Conversation about The God Problem
Let’s Have a Conversation about The God Problem Mark Ward Sr., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication University of Houston-Victoria Fifteen years ago, Quentin Schultze spoke to the annual awards banquet of the Religious Communication Association. His address on “The ‘God-Problem’ in Communication Studies” was subsequently published in the Journal of Communication and Religion. The essay put the problem succinctly: If …
Compassionate Communication
Compassionate Communication Annalee R. Ward, Ph.D. University of Dubuque Annalee Ward, Professor of Communication, currently serves as the Director of the Wendt Character Initiative at the University of Dubuque. This Initiative promotes excellent moral character and lives of purpose. Passionate about interweaving faith, life, and learning, Annalee is grateful for the work of the Christianity and Communication Studies Network whose …
The Rhetoric of Place
The Rhetoric of Place Annalee R. Ward, Ph.D. University of Dubuque Annalee Ward, Professor of Communication, currently serves as the Director of the Wendt Character Initiative at the University of Dubuque. This Initiative promotes excellent moral character and lives of purpose. Passionate about interweaving faith, life, and learning, Annalee is grateful for the work of the Christianity and Communication Studies …
Politically Correct Morals; Morally Correct Politics
Politically Correct Morals; Morally Correct Politics Guest Columnist Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric California State University, Sacramento Frequently lost on Christians is the distinction between the moral and the sacred, between virtue and holiness. Take the recent remark by RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel who asserted, “I go to church for my moral leadership,” noting, “You can be the nicest, …
What We Can Learn about Christian Communication from First Reformed
What We Can Learn about Christian Communication from First Reformed Guest Columnist Paul A. Creasman, Ph.D. Arizona Christian University The 2019 Academy Awards ceremony came and went with the usual amount of fanfare/controversy: The Academy couldn’t find a host, Spike Lee and President Trump traded barbs, Glenn Close still does not have an Oscar. Lost among the din of Twitter …
Book Review of Reframing the Soul
Book Reviewed: Spencer, Gregory. Reframing the Soul: How Words Transform our Faith (Abilene: Leafwood Publishers, 2018). Reviewed By: Wally Metts, Ph.D. Reviewer Affiliation: Spring Arbor University Total Pages: 255 ISBN: 978-0-89112-477-1 Cite as follows: Wally Metts, review of Reframing the Soul: How Words Transform our Faith, by Gregory Spencer, Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, 6(1), https://www.theccsn.com/book-review-of-reframing-the-soul/ You do not have to go very far to …
Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Samaritan Ethics and the Art of Compassion
Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Samaritan Ethics and the Art of Compassion Raymond Blanton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication Arts in the School of Media and Design University of the Incarnate Word [Note: this article appears in a special edition on Service Learning in Christian Higher Education. Special thanks to Kristen Sipper, Azusa Pacific University, for recommending this special …
