Friends and colleagues. The CCSN will be hosting a breakfast during the National Communication Association Meeting on Thursday, November 18, 7:30 am, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Seattle (the same hotel where the Religious Communication Association is holding its annual pre-conference). Space is limited so please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 12, at administrator@theccsn.com. Whether you are a long-time supporter …
“Keeping the Faith in Grad School,” by Lakelyn Taylor (October Column)
Keeping the Faith in Grad School Column Description: Writing as a Christian who is a doctoral student at a public institution of higher learning, Lakelyn reflects on how graduate students can maintain their faith in graduate school when it seems hard to do. This column is not about how to “beat” the “other” side in debates about religion or secular …
Column: “Boo,” by Mark Williams
Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento Boo. October 31, 2021 I am in the middle of preparing an update to a textbook on public speaking, and that means the publisher has tasked me with locating a set of images or illustrations for the text from …
Research Participants needed, People of Faith in Public Higher Education
From Sam Taylor, Doctoral Student Ohio University Hi everyone! I am recruiting participants for a research study on how people who identify as an academic and as a person of faith manage these two identities in the context of a higher education institution. If you identify as an academic, as a person of faith, and have an affiliation to a …
New Column, Crossed My Mind, by John Hatch
Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University 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; Christ seeks the lost and the least. We grasp for cultural ascendency; Christ descends to the …
Column, Damaged Goods, by Dennis Smith
Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission Column Entry: Damaged Goods 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 …
Column, Icons and Explainer Videos: Christian Media in Context, by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story October entry: Icons and Explainer Videos: Christian Media in Context Column Description: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story is a monthly column that illuminates old and new ideas about media ecology from a Christian perspective. Dr. Mitchell will explore what it means to bear God’s image and Christian …
Upcoming F2F and Virtual Event, Winsome Conviction: How to Disagree Without Dividing the Church, Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer
An exclusive FREE Pacific Northwest Event, f2f and virtual*: We generally think that those sitting around us in the church share our beliefs, but when personal convictions are contested by other Christians, we can find ourselves at odds with one another. How can we foster conversations that deepen and enrich relationships instead of divide? The Winsome Conviction Project (WCP), Biola …
Upcoming webinar, From Icons to Explainer Videos: Seeking Christ in Media Res, by Chase Mitchell
Title: From Icons to Explainer Videos: Seeking Christ in media res Presenter and Affiliation: Chase Mitchell, Ph.D., East Tennessee State University Date and Time: Friday, October 15, 7 pm EST Description: The Bible Project is a nonprofit animation studio that uses explainer videos—a relatively new genre of digital media—to explore scriptural genres, characters, and themes. The videos have been viewed over …
Recording of August 2021 Faculty Commons and CCSN Conference on Christ and Communication
In case you were unable to join us on August 20, 2021 for the first-ever Common Call devoted to communication faculty and students, we have recorded it and it is now available here. Please enjoy presentations from Geri E. Forsberg (“The Kingdom of God and the University”), Steven A. Beebe (“Smuggling Faith Past Watchful Dragons”), and Clifford G. Christians (“Recovering …
