Communications Can Renew the Church
Delhi: Media House, revised ed. (2010), 336 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 326-328
ISBN 978-81-7495-267-7
I. INTRODUCTIONS
1 Understanding Communication, Media,Communications, 20
2 Importance of Communication and Media for Church Today, 26
II. SITUATION ON THE GROUND
3 The Public Image of the Church, 30
4 Why do Catholics in the West Abandon the Church? 36
5 Why are Catholics Afraid of Being Progressives? 42
6 Why Is the Church Hesitant to Communicate? 52
III. THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNICATIONS
7 Theology and Communication, 65
8 Developing a Theology Conversant with Today's Cultures, 78
9 Contextual Theologies as Attempts to Communicate Theology, 91
10 Better Inculturation for better Evangelization: An Indian analysis, 110
11 Centrality of Communication in formation: the Interdisciplinary training approach, 123
IV. CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM A COMMUNICATION POINT OF VIEW
12 Witnessing as the Best Communication, 134
13 Lay Participation in the Church, 147
14 How can Communications Help Renew Parish Life? 156
15 BECs and Communications, 164
16 What do We Communicate Through Our Social Work? 175
17 Communications for Inter-religious Relations, 184
18 Popular Religions as Signs of Genuine Communication, 198
V. CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM A MEDIA POINT OF VIEW
19 Evaluating Catholic Church's Contribution to Media, 209
20 Contextualized Media Education, 220
21 Catholic Schools: Surviving in the Media Age, 247
22 Opportunities and Challenges for Parish Communications in the Internet Age, 252
VI. COMMUNICATIONS FOR RENEWING THE CHURCH
23 Communications Challenges for Today's Church, 268
24 Mastering Communications in the Church, 284
25 Media: the New Areopagus, 293
26 Communications can Renew the Church - the Possibilities, 306
APPENDICES
A. Suggested Syllabus for Introducing Communications in Formation, 318
B. Communication Dimension in the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, 322
1 Understanding Communication, Media,Communications, 20
2 Importance of Communication and Media for Church Today, 26
II. SITUATION ON THE GROUND
3 The Public Image of the Church, 30
4 Why do Catholics in the West Abandon the Church? 36
5 Why are Catholics Afraid of Being Progressives? 42
6 Why Is the Church Hesitant to Communicate? 52
III. THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF COMMUNICATIONS
7 Theology and Communication, 65
8 Developing a Theology Conversant with Today's Cultures, 78
9 Contextual Theologies as Attempts to Communicate Theology, 91
10 Better Inculturation for better Evangelization: An Indian analysis, 110
11 Centrality of Communication in formation: the Interdisciplinary training approach, 123
IV. CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM A COMMUNICATION POINT OF VIEW
12 Witnessing as the Best Communication, 134
13 Lay Participation in the Church, 147
14 How can Communications Help Renew Parish Life? 156
15 BECs and Communications, 164
16 What do We Communicate Through Our Social Work? 175
17 Communications for Inter-religious Relations, 184
18 Popular Religions as Signs of Genuine Communication, 198
V. CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM A MEDIA POINT OF VIEW
19 Evaluating Catholic Church's Contribution to Media, 209
20 Contextualized Media Education, 220
21 Catholic Schools: Surviving in the Media Age, 247
22 Opportunities and Challenges for Parish Communications in the Internet Age, 252
VI. COMMUNICATIONS FOR RENEWING THE CHURCH
23 Communications Challenges for Today's Church, 268
24 Mastering Communications in the Church, 284
25 Media: the New Areopagus, 293
26 Communications can Renew the Church - the Possibilities, 306
APPENDICES
A. Suggested Syllabus for Introducing Communications in Formation, 318
B. Communication Dimension in the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, 322
