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Jewish Cyber-Theology
Communication Research Trends, volume 31, issue 1 (2012), pp. 4-14
"This article attempts to extrapolate from the Jewish Tradition a Jewish view on the Internet. To be contrasted are the Orthodox stream, itself broken into the ultra-Orthodox Haredi and Modern Orthodox (dati leumi), and the non-Orthodox streams, the Reform and Conservative [...] This essay will exam
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Television and the Gospel of Entertainment in Ghana
Exchange: Journal of Missiological and Ecumenical Research, volume 41, issue 2 (2012), pp. 144-164
"Charismatic-Pentecostal 'media ministries' have become very successful in Africa's new media fields. They shape new forms of public religiosity that spill over into various forms of popular culture and resonate with broad audiences. This article explores the emergence of new Pentecostal publics at
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Communication for All: Sharing WACC’s Principles
[Toronto]: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2012), 6 pp.
Radio Mission: Station ELWA in West Africa
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, volume 36, issue 4 (2012), pp. 200-204
"The case study of Station ELWA [ = Eternal Love Wins Africa] from 1954 to 1970 exemplifies how conservative evangelical radio missions operated worldwide during the postwar period. Radio missionaries with Station ELWA demonstrated a capacity for creativity in communication, forming part of an histo
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Geschäftsmodelle für den religiösen Buchhandel
München: Medien-Dienstleistung GmbH (MDG) (2012), 50 pp.
"Die vorliegende Studie erläutert grundlegend die aktuelle Ausgangssituation im religiösen Buchmarkt und zeigt weiterhin Trends und Entwicklungen auf, die für den Handel mit religiösen Büchern und Medien wesentlich sein können. Anhand dieser Betrachtungen konzipieren wir sechs verschiedene Mod
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Blasphemy Laws and Pakistan's Human Rights Obligations
University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review (UNDALR), volume 14 (2012), pp. 25-54
"Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are criticised for being discriminatory against religious minorities and inconsistent with human rights standards. There have been attempts in the past to amend these laws. However, after protests by religious parties, each of these attempts failed. In 2011 the debate to
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Jesus Christ as Communicator: A Biblical Perspective
Religion and Social Communication, volume 10, issue 2 (2012), pp. 158-175
»Und Gott chillte«? Überlegungen zu neueren Bibelprojekten aus literaturwissenschaftlicher Sicht
In: Das Buch in den Büchern: Wechselwirkungen von Bibel und Literatur
München: Fink (2012), pp. 135-149
"Martin Dreyer, der 1965 geborene Gründer der Jesus Freaks, startete 2004 das Volxbibel-Projekt, dessen sprachlicher Duktus im oben angeführten Zitat ironisch aufgegriffen wird. Anders als bei kommunikativen Übersetzungen der letzten fünfzig Jahre (bspw. Hoffnung für alle 3 oder Gute Nachricht
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Denominational Radio Stations in French-Speaking Africa: Emergence and Development
African Journalism Studies, volume 33, issue 3 (2012), pp. 44-59
"Churches in Africa began using tools of social communication from the very beginning of the evangelisation process and, in so doing, helped introduce the Western press model on the African continent. Later on, cinema, radio, and, more recently, television channels and the Internet have been used as
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"Este texto pretende fazer uma análise das práticas comunicacionais católicas na internet e seus possíveis motivos, em particular, estudando a evangelização do padre Fábio de Melo na web. Para entender os possíveis motivos e as dimensões destas práticas foi abordado o cenário da religião
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Die Verteidigung des Menschen: Warum Gott gebraucht wird
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2012), 220 pp.
Kommt und seht: Berichte aus Palästina und Israel
Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2012), 144 pp.
Hizbullah’s Image Management Strategy
Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2012), 57 pp.
"The Lebanese paramilitary political party Hizbullah is the leading Islamist group in the world in terms of possessing a sophisticated image management strategy. This strategy is reliant on a number of components, from media outlets and products to public displays to the use of personified politics.
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Faith-Based Media Literacy Education: A Look at the Past with an Eye Toward the Future
JMLE Journal of Media Literacy Education, volume 4, issue 1 (2012), pp. 12-31
"This article addresses several fundamental questions about faith-based media literacy education in the United States, including how the assumptions, motivations, goals, and pedagogy of those Christians who are operating within a media literacy framework come together to create a unique approach to
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Islam and Islamic Teaching Online
Communication Research Trends, volume 31, issue 1 (2012), pp. 24-30
Cyber-Hindutva: Hindu Nationalism, the Diaspora and the Web
Paris: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (2012), 27 pp.
"Hindu nationalists defend the advent of a Hindu state in India, while projecting the universal appeal of their ideology. Their very territorialised yet universal claims have been finding particular resonance among migrant populations, particularly in North America. This study strives to go beyond c
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Life is Local in the Imagined Global Community: Islam and Politics in the Indonesian Blogosphere
Journal of Media and Religion, volume 11, issue 2 (2012), pp. 127-140
"The rapid expansion of the Internet, marked by a storm of blogs and social networking platforms, is perceived as an enabling instrument for Muslims to be engaged globally. In this regard, the blogosphere can be a vehicle for worldwide interactions and the formation of global Muslim community, the u
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Community Radio and Cultural Citizenship: Reflections on Radio Islam and Democratic Citizenship in South Africa
In: Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century
Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), pp. 303-320
"This chapter examines how community radio in post-apartheid South Africa is playing an important role in the cultural citizenship of ethnic minorities. Using the case study of Radio Islam, a community radio station located in Johannesburg in South Africa, it explores how the radio station provides
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Muslims and New Media in West Africa: Pathways to God
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2012), xviii, 306 pp.
"Although Islam is not new to West Africa, new patterns of domestic economies, the promise of political liberalization, and the proliferation of new media have led to increased scrutiny of Islam in the public sphere. Dorothea E. Schulz shows how new media have created religious communities that are
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