"In March/April 2020 most churches around the world have been forced to close their doors due to the need for social distancing and local lock-downs in order to fight off the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The result was traditional churches had to make an unplanned and swift transition towards techn ... ologically-driven forms of gathering. Many church leaders felt out of their comfort zone, while experimenting with doing church online. At the same time, scholars and theologians began studying this new trends in how churches perform worship online. “The Distanced Church” brings together religious leaders and scholar in conversation in this eBook where each group and offer reflection on lessons learned, answer questions that have been raised, and present insights gleaned from researching religion online. Contributors to this eBook come from ten different countries—within North America, Europe, and the Antipodes—and represent 12 different Christian denominations including Mainline, Catholic, and Nondenominational churches." (Publisher description) more

"The development of radio services in the developing countries may be assisted and accelerated by utilising wired radio systems in addition to the conventional methods — The experiment carried out in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1952 — Technical aspects of the wired system of radio. [Working Paper. Contri ... bution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L/46. Agenda Item: L.2.2]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1744, topic code 231) more