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Interfaith Dialogue in Practice: Christian, Muslim, Jew
The first book-length treatment of interfaith dialogue to rise from the ranks of communication studies scholarship, this book is published by Rockhurst University Press and marketed by Fordham University Press. Authors included in this edited collect are a who’s who in the study of communication and religion. https://www.amazon.com/Interfaith-Dialogue-Practice-Christian-Muslim/dp/1886761329/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481222984&sr=8-1&keywords=interfaith+dialogue+in+practice Forward by Kathleen M. Edelmayer Part 1 Fundamentals 1 Communication Theory Meets …
Assistant Professor of Communication (Tenure Track) at Northwest University, Dr. Sarah Drivdahl
Dr. Sarah Drivdahl, sarah.drivdahl@northwestu.edu Assistant Professor of Communication (Tenure Track) at Northwest University Northwest University is seeking an Assistant Professor in Communication or a closely related field such as Rhetoric (ABD considered). The candidate must be an energetic, enthusiastic scholar/teacher who is committed to helping students achieve their academic and career goals. The successful candidate will teach a wide range …
RCA Conference Registration and Program Information Now Available
Greetings, RCA members! In less than one month, we will convene in Philadelphia for the 2016 Religious Communication Association Annual Conference and Awards Banquet. It promises to be a memorable conference of sharing our religious communication research, connecting, and honoring the 2016 Scholarship Awards winners, highlighted by our 2016 Scholar of the Year, Dr. Tony Campolo. Please plan to join …
Ecumenica: a Journal of Theatre and Performance invites submission of scholarship
Ecumenica: a Journal of Theatre and Performance invites the submission of scholarship on theatre, performance, religious practice, and spirituality. Ecumenica seeks innovative scholarship. The journal holds terms such as theatre, performance, and religion to be broad, inclusive categories, and welcomes work that deals with dramatic literature, dance, film, performance art, ritual, pilgrimage, meditation, theology, and other topics that reimagine what …
Assistant Debate Coach/ Lecturer at Vanderbilt University
The Department of Communication Studies at Vanderbilt University seeks to appoint a non-tenure track Full-Time Lecturer and Assistant Director of Debate (one year renewable contract) beginning Fall 2016. Successful candidates will be expected to teach Introduction to Public Speaking each year. Other potential assigned courses include Persuasion, Argumentation and Debate, and Business Communication. Teaching responsibility is three courses per academic …
“Media Ecology and Theology”
Presenter: Dr. Paul Soukup Presenter Affiliation: Santa Clara University Presentation Title: A Media Ecology of Theology Date: 03/24/2015 Time: 08:00 pm Time Zone: Eastern (US) Description: Building on media ecology approaches, Dr. Soukup examines how changing communication practices have shaped theology over the history of Christianity. He introduces media ecology, then discusses examples of theology in the oral tradition, Christian …
Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion (JFSR) is the oldest interdisciplinary, interreligious feminist academic journal in religious studies. Founded in 1985, it is published twice annually, in the spring and fall. Located at the intersection of feminist theory and studies in religion, it welcomes contributions that explore a diversity of feminist theories, practices, cultures, and religions. The journal also includes …
New Book: Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene, by Marcus Moberg
From Amazon: Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene is the first full exploration of the phenomenon of Christian metal music, its history, main characteristics, development, diversification, and key ideological traits from its formative years in the early 1980s to the present day. Marcus Moberg situates it in a wider international evangelical cultural environment, accounts for its diffusion on a transnational scale, …
Theater Development, Theater Curriculum Consultation
Dr. Patton is Professor of Communication, Spring Arbor University, and Founder of one of this country’s earliest Christian playhouses, Trinity House Theater. A pastor until the age of 40, he ministered in the Detroit area at Trinity Church in Livonia. While a youth pastor at Trinity, Paul founded Trinity House Theater in 1981. His graduate degrees are in counseling and …
