Category - media

Is a virtual 'second life' for real, ask religious communicators

staff writers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:47:05 +0000

Is an online alternate life for real, and how does it relate to the life of faith? Religious communicators plan to discuss and explore the latest web phenomenon at a gathering in Chicago next year.

The Daily Mail's "Christian values"

Symon Hill — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:58:13 +0100

Not for the first time, the Daily Mail has got rather confused about Christian values.

Religion in the news brings media and faith representatives together

staff writers — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:32:28 +0100

A major gathering on religion and the media - aimed at journalists, press associations, faith representatives and academics - takes place in Windsor this weekend.

Spinning at Greenbelt

Symon Hill — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:06:52 +0100

Having been a big fan of the Greenbelt festival for years, I'm delighted to be speaking there for the first time at 2.00pm this Saturday.

Politics has a new voice of pod

Simon Barrow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:28:21 +0100

Democratic change and civil liberties, with a local, legal and non-party twist, is the focus of a new politics podcasting and newsletter initiative.

A challenge to the church's integrity

Jonathan Bartley — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:41:25 +0100

Some Church of England leaders are complaining that others are stealing their opinion space in the media, says Jonathan Bartley. The answer is to act with integrity, rather than to demand attention.

Making peace matter

Simon Barrow — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:31:49 +0100

Ekklesia has contributed to a forthcoming book on the Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraq hostage crisis and its ramifications.

Religious polemics migrate to cyberspace

Adam Darlage — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:44:52 +0100

New technology has always played a part in religious polemics and in the sense of identity generated through the heated exchange of opinion, says Adam Darlage. Consider Luther and the Catholics, and also what we see happening in cyberspace today.

Scottish Catholic bishops say morality is going from the media

staff writers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:10:39 +0100

In a message sent to all of Scotland's 500 Catholic parishes for the 42nd World Communications Day, Bishop Philip Tartaglia claims that "a fundamental disconnection between the provider and the consumer" has occurred in the media

Church and media need new understanding, says Lutheran bishop

Stephen Brown — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:07:13 +0000

Church leaders and journalists have little idea of the pressures that each other face, according to German Lutheran Bishop Margot Kässmann, who has called for a new understanding.