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A Figured World Study of the Online Faith Discourse of a Philippine Catholic Parish Facebook Page
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 347-374
"This sociolinguistic study examines the Facebook page of a Catholic parish in the Philippines as a figured world. The figured world framework is a way of viewing a particular locus of interaction as a product of social and cultural construction. This lens, which has been widely used to examine educ
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Muslims and social media: A scoping review
Information, Communication & Society, volume 28, issue 11 (2025), pp. 1908-1922
"As Muslim individuals, communities, and institutions have been transformed by the digital revolution, a literature has developed that seeks to contribute knowledge about these changes. Pioneering studies in this field suggest that this literature has a focus on digital documents. This scoping liter
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Antiqua et Nova: Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence
Vatican City: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Dicastery for Culture and Education (2025)
"[...] there is broad consensus that AI marks a new and significant phase in humanity’s engagement with technology, placing it at the heart of what Pope Francis has described as an “epochal change.” Its impact is felt globally and in a wide range of areas, including interpersonal relationships
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The Intimacy of Images: Saints, Death, and Devotion to La Santa Muerte in Oaxaca
Austin: University of Texas Press (2025), 224 pp.
"It's been said that Oaxacans "believe in images." Visual manifestations of saints and loved ones are a fundamental part of life there. Oaxacans also seem to have a special relationship with La Santa Muerte, a female reaper-like figure whose cult has grown rapidly as violence in Mexico has increased
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Rabbis in Israel, Public Relations and Advertising
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 303-321
"This article discusses public relations (PR) and advertising in the work of the rabbi in Israel. The rabbi's influence is felt within the religious population such as through the Sabbath sermon from the synagogue pulpit to congregants, but the media is an additional channel to spreading the rabbi's
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Der neue Gott: Künstliche Intelligenz und die menschliche Sinnsuche
Freiburg et al.: Herder (2025), 176 pp.
"Ist Künstliche Intelligenz der neue Gott des digitalen Zeitalters? In diesem tiefgründigen Essay entfaltet Claudia Paganini eine philosophisch brisante These: Erstmals erschafft der Mensch einen Gott, statt ihn nur zu denken. Die KI übernimmt zunehmend, was einst der Religion vorbehalten war: Si
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Hate Speech Events in India. Report 2025
Washington, DC: India Hate Lab (IHL); Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) (2025), 111 pp.
"India Hate Lab (IHL) documented 1,318 hate speech events targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, in 2025 across 21 states, one union territory, and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. On average, four hate speech events occurred per day. This marks a 13% incr
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From Living in the Shadows to Facebook Livestreams: The Impact of Social Media on Current Mediumship Practice of Mother Goddesses Worship (Dao Mâu) in Vietnam
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 451-473
"This paper explores the transformative impact of social media on mediumship practice within the context of Mother Goddesses worship (Dao Mâu) in contemporary Vietnam. By examining the ways in which spirit mediums and practitioners utilise social media platforms, the study reveals that these digita
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Confucian Values and Their Contemporary Applications on Social Media
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 281-302
"This research explores the ethical implications of using social media and fostering interfaith dialogue across religious traditions and cultures, utilizing Confucian principles as a framework for analysis. This research delves into the nuanced exploration of the Confucian Golden Rule within the Ana
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La escucha sinodal en los ambientes digitales. Una aproximación desde la experiencia “La Iglesia te escucha”
Yachay, volume 42, issue 81 (2025), pp. 11-47
"Este artículo busca explorar la importancia de la escucha en los ambientes digitales, comprendidos como una cultura que la Iglesia está llamada a habitar para evangelizar y construir comunión. La reflexión se centra en la experiencia pastoral de “La Iglesia te escucha”, una iniciativa desar
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Understanding Media Consumption, Preferences, and Satisfaction of South and Southeast Asian Religious Online Media Consumers: The Case of Radio Veritas Asia’s Website
Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 426-450
"The way people communicate, gather, and process information continues to evolve in response to new communication technologies. With the rise of the internet and digital media, the use of traditional media platforms, such as radio, decreased. Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), a non-profit Catholic radio sta
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"As 12 palavras aqui reunidas – em simbólico compasso com os 12 anos de pontificado – são uma porta de entrada para o coração comunicador do Papa Francisco. Em sua voz e em seus silêncios, em suas mensagens e em seus encontros, ele nos mostrou que a comunicação é alegria que contagia, co
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Iraks christliches Erbe: Vom Überleben im Zweistromland
Freiburg: Herder (2025), 872 pp.
"Erstmals wird mit diesem Buch eine alle Epochen umfassende Monographie über den Irak bis zur Gegenwart vorgelegt, und zwar aus Sicht des Christentums. Die religionswissenschaftliche Untersuchung rückt dabei auch die islamischen Strömungen sowie weitere religiöse Minderheiten und Ethnien, insbes
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Radios católicas de Colombia: Maravilloso ayer, sereno presente, complejo futuro
Deep Insights
Bogotá: Grupo Comunicarte (2025), 190 pp.
"Ballesteros López nos ofrece una radiografía detallada del devenir radiodifusor católico, explorando las coincidencias que han marcado su desarrollo, los desafíos que enfrenta y las iniciativas que han surgido para garantizar su sostenibilidad en el mundo tanto analógo como digital. Con una na
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Kirchengeschichte und Digitale Spiele
Stuttgart: Kohlhammer (2025), 263 pp.
"Analog zu Film- und Theaterwissenschaften setzen sich die "Game Studies" mit dem Medium und seinem Einfluss auf die Gesellschaft auseinander. Anders als in der Geschichtswissenschaft gibt es im Bereich der Kirchengeschichte erst seit Kurzem Bestrebungen, sich dem Phänomen der Darstellung von Verga
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La verdad nos hizo libres: Historia de los abusos y de la caída del Sodalicio
Lima: Debate; Penguin Random House (2025), 561 pp.
"'La verdad nos hizo libres' es una crónica rigurosa y conmovedora sobre los abusos cometidos dentro del Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana, la impunidad que los protegió durante décadas y su eventual caída tras la intervención del papa Francisco. A través de testimonios, documentos y una investigaci
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Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East
Deep Insights
New York: Oxford University Press (2025), xxx, 337 pp.
"Through extensive fieldwork and archival research, Febe Armanios explores how Western evangelicals and indigenous Christians harnessed terrestrial and satellite technologies to promote Christian television in the Middle East. The sixteen channels analyzed in this study fall into three main categori
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Misión digital y comunión eclesial. Una propuesta de inculturación pastoral y reflexión desde la normativa canónica
Yachay, volume 42, issue 81 (2025), pp. 49-84
"Este artículo reflexiona sobre la necesidad de una adecuada inculturación pastoral en la cultura digital, como un nuevo entorno que interpela a la Iglesia a establecer un diálogo con esta realidad emergente. El dinamismo propio de lo digital transforma valores, lenguajes y relaciones, exigiendo
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Predicting Parishioner Donations: A Study Comparing Lifetime Value Models on a Robust Sample of Catholic Donation Data
Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing (2025), 26 pp.
"Parishioner donation behavior is of great interest to church leaders. In many ways, parishioners behave as customers, but rather than buy, they donate. In this paper, donation habits are predicted using three well-received models of buyer behavior: (a) the beta-geometric/negative binomial distribut
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