Column Title: Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life Column Entry: “What Is Faithful Witness? (Part 1): Stephen Carter on Religion and Politics” By Mark Allan Steiner, PhD, Christopher Newport University Column Description: It is all too often true that American Christians, just as the Apostle Paul warned against in Romans 12:2, are conformed to the pattern of …
New Vlog entry, Forgiveness and Communication, by Stephanie Bennett
Description: Do you find it difficult to truly forgive someone? Without it, a relationship will not flourish. Forgiving and receiving forgiveness is something that is a process, one that is more than words. It paves a way for healing and relational restoration. We talk about that today using a terrific new book on Family Communication, written by Jonathan Petigrew …
Quote of the Week, Thomas Hobbes, from the Leviathan
“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.” Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (New York: Penguin Classics, 2017), 100.
A prayer of Basil of Caesarea for Discernment
A Prayer of Basil of Caesarea Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go. And give …
Quote of the Week, Your First Love, by Leonard Sweet
A Sweet Word “If Jesus is your first love, then love is your first duty and desire.” —Leonard Sweet Scripture Reading 13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all …
New website for Integratio Press, Now Available
Our new website for Integratio Press has officially launched. Check out integratiopress.com
Prayer for a Pure Heart, The Clementine Liturgy
A Pure Heart O God Almighty, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Your only begotten Son, give me a body unstained, a pure heart, a watchful mind, and an upright understanding, and the presence of Your Holy Spirit, that I may obtain and ever hold fast to an unshaken faith in Your Truth, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord; …
CCSN’s First-ever Pre-Conference at NCA, A Dialogic Unconference on Christian Scholarship
You are invited to attend the CCSN’s first-ever pre-conference event at NCA. Space is limited, so please contact rwoods@theccsn.com if you are interested in attending. From the Outrageous to the Scandalous: Re-imagining Christian Thinking and Scholarship in an Age of Tribalism and Ideological Resentment A Dialogic Unconference Hosted by the Christianity and Communication Studies Network (theccsn.com) Date/Location/Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, …
Column Entry, “Give Us a King”: The Allure of Power at the Cost of Truth, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Give Us a King”: The Allure of Power at the Cost of Truth 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 …
Quote of the Week, Communication that Sharpens, Proverbs 27:17
Scripture: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17, NIV) Reflection: Who “sharpens” your communication? How does your communication “sharpen” others and their messages?
