I hope to submit a paper session proposal to the Religious Communication Association for the National Communication Association convention to be held November 10-13 in Philadelphia or the RCA conference to be held November 9, also in Philadelphia. The session’s theme is rhetoric, religion, and social justice. Possible topics include but are not limited to social justice rhetoric in religious …
Southern Communication Journal Special Issue on Organizational Communication and Religion
Organizational communication research historically focuses on for-profit businesses. Scholarship on nonprofit organizations and alternative forms of organizing has recently begun to proliferate, but religious organizations are often neglected in such research. However, religious institutions have a broad reach. According to recent surveys, 84 percent of Americans claim affiliation with a faith organization, and almost 40% attend religious services weekly. Those …
“Virtue Approaches to Communication Ethics”
Presenter: Dr. Janie Harden Fritz Presenter Affiliation: Duquesne University Presentation Title: “Virtues-based Communication Ethics: How Now Shall We Live?” Date: 07/14/2015 Time: 08:00 pm Time Zone: Eastern (US) Description: Virtue approaches to ethics are emerging as attractive options for communication ethics scholarship. In media ethics and human communication studies, questions of “how should I live?” and “what is the good …
“Faithfully Navigating Our Digital Lives”
Presenter: Calvin L. Troup Presenter Affiliation: Duquesne University Presentation Title: Jacques Ellul’s Take on the Internet: From Diagnosis to Prevention (or Not Losing Your Mind and Heart in Cyberspace) Date: 05/20/2015 Time: 08:00 pm Time Zone: Eastern (US) Description: Immersed in a world of digital communication devices, we live in an image-driven, hyper-mediated world. Imagining an alternative leaves us feeling …
“Teaching Media Criticism to Digital Natives”
Presenter: Dr. Paul Patton Presenter Affiliation: Spring Arbor University Presentation Title: Teaching Media Criticism to Digital Natives: Challenges and Faith-filled Opportunities Date: 02/24/2015 Time: 08:00 pm Time Zone: Eastern (US) Description: Join Dr. Patton as he shares effective strategies for teaching media criticism to students who are saturated by a techno-urban, image-dominated, word-resistant, “amused-to-death” pop culture landscape. Paul employs the …
Interpersonal Communication and the Christian Faith
Presenter: Bill Strom Presenter Affiliation: Trinity Western University Presentation Title: The Relationship Project: Moving from “You and Me” to “We” Date: 12/11/2014 Time: 08:00 pm Time Zone: Eastern (US) Description: Dr. Bill Strom considers the role that personal virtues play in creating virtuous relationships. Author of The Relationship Project: Moving from “You and Me” to “We” (Beacon Hill Press, 2014), …
Communication, Media, and Identity
Book Reviewed: Fortner, Robert S. (2006). Communication, Media, and Identity: A Christian Theory of Communication (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & LIttlefield). Reviewed By: Robert Woods Reviewer Affiliation: Spring Arbor University Total Pages: 298 ISBN-10: 0742551954 Review: Explores ontological and epistemological assumptions of communication from a Christian perspective. Useful in upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate level courses. Fortner’s usual depth and breadth …
Habits of the High-Tech Heart
Book Reviewed: Schultze, Quentin J. (2002). Habits of the High-Tech Heart (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Publishing Group). Reviewed By: Sarah Esquivel Reviewer Affiliation: Spring Arbor University Total Pages: 209 ISBN-10: 0801027810 Review: This book challenges the reader to form healthy habits in the age of information technology. Schultze calls the reader to discern the benefit of the information technology rather …
Authentic Communication
Book Reviewed: Muehlhoff, Tim & Lewis, Todd V. (2010). Authentic Communication (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press). Reviewed By: Sarah Esquivel Reviewer Affiliation: Spring Arbor University ISBN-10: 083082815X Review: Muehlhoff and Lewis spend time defining communication and outline how the reader can improve his or her communication competence. They identify the significance of perception towards self and others and how that …
Shalom: Conversation with Dr. Walter Brueggemann
This blog post features a recent interview with Walter Brueggemann in which he discusses the Biblical roots and contemporary applications of the concept of Shalom. Brueggemann comments on some contemporary issues, including the ideology of ISIS and Israel-Palentine relations. Resource Link: http://wagingwisdom.com/2015/03/30/shalom-conversation-with-dr-walter-brueggemann/ Additional Link: http://wagingwisdom.com/
