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Written by Peter Horsfield
Produced by Redfish Bluefish (Creative)One of the first major studies to provide in digital
format a systematic exploration of the important role played by media in the
historical development and present ferment of Christianity. It places the
changes brought by digital media in historical context, illustrating how
Christianity has always been a mediated spirit, its different forms
inextricably linked to the nature of its cultural mediation.
With more than 1,000 links and 300 pages providing the
chance to follow a topic or follow your own interests, the CDRom
is an essential resource for researchers, educators, planners or those just
interested in understanding how media have influenced the past and are shaping
the present.
Online, By Fax, By Phone
"I had an opening set of lectures for the class (it
was mostly a discussion-laboratory oriented course). I intended that
they take up two class periods. They ended up taking five, because the
students kept engaging me on points that were coming up from the
readings and your CD. They appreciated the work in the CD and the hyper
textuality of it... The comments were overwhelmingly positive about both
the form and the content of the CD. So, I'd say it was a rousing
success, it's use in my classroom."
Professor Brian K. Blount
Princeton Theological Seminary
"The Mediated Spirit ... raises a set of compelling
questions, and then brings solid theological and historical/ sociological
reflection to bear on them...I have used this hypertext with a number of
classes, and found that it is both very useful and often confusing to
students....confusing, because like any hypertext document it affords no
specific linear read. Such confusion can have its own utility, however,
because it allows students to explore the author's argument by following
their own questions."
Dr. Mary Hess, Luther Theological Seminar, in Religious
Education, 99, 2 (2004) |
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 CD Chapters
Media
and Christianity: 20th century crisis and 21st century hope
The
electronic era
Signposts to the future
Resources
- Articles
- TV Spots from CTA Victoria
- Slide show presentations
(c) 2002 Published by the Commission for Mission,
Uniting Church in Australia, Melbourne.
Design, animation and production by Redfish Bluefish (creative)
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