The International Study Commission on Media, Religion & Culture

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• "América Latina Frente A Los Desafíos De La Comunicación Y El Conocimiento" Dr. José Joaquín Brunner 
  
  
• In Spanish, an excellent and refreshing review of Gibson's film about the torture of Christ
  
  
• "Line-camping for “Star Wars”: Super Fandom? Or Religious Devotion?" Dr. Joseph G. Champ
  
  
• "El Communicare Eclesial: Camino de Comunión" Dr. Carlos Eduardo Cortés 
  
  
• Review of public radio in the US by Fred Flaxman
  
  
• ¿Qué ventana queremos abrir? a new essay by our friend computer techy, Rodrigo García, analyzes the pros and cons of Linus and Microsoft from church organizational perspectives. Essay is in Spanish
  
  
• Quick ideas about the church in Chile and New Information Technologies: “La Tecnología en la Iglesia Chilena” by Rodrigo García Segovia
  
  
• The anthropological study of visual practice in South-Eastern Europe with special reference to Romania by Gabriel Hanganu
  
  
• "Guión y Transgresión"  Rev. Juan Carlos Henriquez SJ
  
  
• Mary Hess, writes about the religious imagination and religious education. It is an invitation to not use"use the media" but to rethink our education project.
  
  
• http://www.luthersem.edu/mhess/atla.html Mary Hess delivered this address to the Association of Theological Librarians and it points to a vital, cutting edge issue that deserves active attention."
  
  
• Dr. Mary Hess Report on Religious Education Workshops This link will take you to her web-site. Choose the first selection to read the paper in pdf format.
  
  
• Religion In The Media Age, an essay by Stewart Hoover.
  
  
• "Religion in a Media Age" Dr. Stewart M. Hoover
  
  
• "Religion, Media, and The Cultural Center of Gravity" Dr. Stewart M. Hoover (This is a link to the website of Symbolism, Media and the Lifecourse Project)
  
  
• Recent essays and articles by Dr. Peter Horsfield
  
  
• "Comunicación y Solidaridad en Tiempos de Globalización"  Dr. Jesús Martín- Barbero 
  
  
• This is the paper delivered by Mr. Myroslav Marynovych during the study commission consultation at the Ukraine Catholic University.:
  The Issue of Human Rights in the Ukranian Context
  
  
• "Tendencias de los Medios de Comunicación y los Ministerios Contemporáneos" Mr. Adán M. Medrano
  
  
• "Media Trends and Contemporary Ministries" Mr. Adán M. Medrano
  
  
• "The Blue-Eyed Jesus," a radio interview transcript (unedited) of Dr. David Morgan about images of Jesus and Mel Gibson's film.
  
  
• David Morgan, Ph.D. promotes the art of listening to and accompanying their congregations and parishioners. This checklist about how to listen, ethnography, relates to still images but can be modified for use with TV, movies and film.
  
  
• "Art and Worship: A Bibliographical Guide to Published Resources" This bibliography by Dr. David Morgan provides readable resources for congregations interested in assembling a study group on worship.
  
  
• "Characteristics of Digital Culture" as regards the field of education, an essay by Dr. Fabio Pasqualetti, sdb
  
  
• http://www.felafacs.org/dialogos/pdf49/3Reguillo.pdf For Spanish readers, this is a clear, concise and very helpful description of how religion circulates in the marketplace. Rosanna Reguillo is from the ITESO in Guadalajara, México.
  
  
• Germán Rey gives a an analysis of the current Latin American feature film markets and then takes a penetrating look at how Latin American film makers are reinterpreting the meaning of a global society. It’s in Spanish
  
  
• "Presentation to International Study Commission" Rev. Anthony Scannell
  
  
• Dr. Lynn Schofield-Clark’s comments about religion and popular culture on CNN’s 360° with Anderson Cooper.
  
  
• "Building Bridges Between Theology and Media Studies" Dr. Lynn Schofield Clark
  
  
• In spanish: Christ in Film by Mariano Silva, Chilean film critic, gives an refreshing, insightful balance to film and depictions of Christ by placing Mel Gibson’s , the Lumiere brothers 1897 version, and many others, in historical context.
  
  
• Cristo en el Cine por Mariano Silva, crítico de cine chileno, da un balance perspicaz y refrescante sobre las representaciones de Cristo en el cine al poner las de Mel Gibson, la versión de 1897 de los hermanos Lumiere y muchas otras en contexto histórico.
  
  
• This essay, "Francis Xavier and Asia: the road to cultural inventiveness," by Benoit Vermander, Director of the Ricci Institute, gives an interesting insight into the importance of inter-religious initiatives.