"Fictional Practices of Spirituality" provides critical insight into the implementation of belief, mysticism, religion, and spirituality into worlds of fiction, be it interactive or non-interactive. This first volume focuses on interactive, virtual worlds - may that be the digital realms of video ga
...
mes and VR applications or the imaginary spaces of life action role-playing and soul-searching practices. It features analyses of spirituality as gameplay facilitator, sacred spaces and architecture in video game geography, religion in video games and spiritual acts and their dramaturgic function in video games, tabletop, or LARP, among other topics. The contributors offer a first-time ever comprehensive overview of play-rites as spiritual incentives and playful spirituality in various medial incarnations." (Publisher description)
more
"Father Jerry Martinson (1942-2017) was a Jesuit missionary priest serving in Taiwan, well-known for his TV productions, documentaries, talks and workshops throughout Asia. His popular TV series on learning English made "Uncle Jerry" a household name. Living and working at Taipei's Kuangchi Program
...
Service for over 40 years, Fr. Jerry's life was remarkable active and productive. But he also had a deep, contemplative side. 'Joy in Solitude' is the story of his interior life, showing the growth in spirit of a joyful and generous priest, always in search of what more he could do for God and his people, especially those most in need." (Back cover)
more
"Esta obra sugere viver a espiritualidade do comunicador, levando-o à vivência cotidiana de sua missão, impregnada de interioridade, como requisito fundamental de uma atividade comunicadora para os dias atuais. É a mística que leva e envia à ação de evangelizar. São oferecidas algumas "pist
...
as" que poderão ir ao encontro de como viver a espiritualidade do comunicador como lugar do encontro, tornando-o, enquanto comunicador, participante na criação e sujeito do processo comunicativo. O comunicador prolonga a obra criadora de Deus no mundo, por isso, a inspiração primeira e fundamental está na relação com o Criador." (Descrição da editora de livros)
more
"Las expresiones de música y danza afrobolivianas trascienden la folclorización, al son de las “Cajas” (tambores), dónde el “Ganyingo” es el más pequeño y más agudo, y junto al “reque reque” de la Guancha, cargados de cadencia y espiritualidad el pueblo afroboliviano con “La Saya
...
” ha logrado un eje articulador del “Movimiento Afroboliviano” que les ha valido para visibilizar su cultura en un país denominado plurinacional y diverso, pero que resulta esencialista en lo indígena respecto a los discursos constitucionales y la praxis del diario vivir. Existe una indivisibilidad entre la música, el baile, la historia, las vivencias, la lucha por el desarrollo integral, y la reivindicación política del pueblo afroboliviano que cada vez cobra mayor fuerza, y una necesidad aguda de preservar y revitalizar las otras expresiones músico-dancistas; por medio de la investigación y recuperación de la memoria viva del pueblo Afroboliviano, presente en “los tíos y tías” “abuelos abuelas.” [...] El libro fue desarrollado por el Fundación Intercultural Martín Luther King de Bolivia, ganador del “Fondo del Embajador para la Preservación Cultural” de la Embajada de Americana en Bolivia, y que desde el año 2006 promueve el reconocimiento a la lógica cultural afroboliviana y su participación activa dentro del territorio de Bolivia. Abordamos la historiografía de la afrodescendencia en Bolivia, a través de su música, danza y espiritualidad, desde una perspectiva crítica documentada, basada en investigaciones e inquietudes emprendidas desde la lógica “Casa adentro” (desde y para el pueblo Afroboliviano). Esta publicación tiene como finalidad rescatar y revitalizar las músicas y bailes tradicionales afrobolivianos (Saya, Zemba, Huayño negro, Mauchi y la Chihuanita) y busca contrarrestar el peligroso silencio académico y político. Es parte de una estrategia comunicacional que incluyó acciones de reivindicación y empoderamiento del pueblo afroboliviano como: conferencias, simposios, talleres, publicaciones e incidencia en medios masivos de comunicación desarrollados en el periodo del 2015-2017, que culmina con la producción de un video documental." (Presentación, página 21-22)
more
"Bringing together scholarly perspectives from around the world and across disciplines, the authors explore how 'spiritualities' express themselves through and with media - from television to Internet, from fashion to art murals - as socially transforming voices and practices. The very fluidity of t
...
he meaning of spirituality is part of its appeal: it can service as easily as a reference to a perceived common essence of humanness as it can work to legitimate market-based practices. While the involvement of spiritual life with social transformation is certainly not peculiar to contemporary societies, what has changed is the upsurge of media in these matters. In the specific case of religion, globalization has unleashed a cascade of unexpected and unpredictable implications, many of which are consequences of the media." (Publisher description)
more
"This textbook is a wide-ranging introduction to the theology of communication, written by the executive secretary of the Social Communications Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI). The primary aim is to help develop the capacity to understand social communication from the p
...
erspective of pastoral leadership. Communication is viewed from various theological and sociological disciplines, ranging from 'Jesus Christ the communicator' or 'liturgy as communication' to 'God, media and popular culture' and 'narrative theology'. The book emphasises pastoral communication and includes sessions on preaching, evolving effective strategies and plans, networking and integrating communications into one’s ministry. It forms part of the 'Communications for Pastoral Leadership' formation programme of CBCI." (CAMECO Update 1-2011)
more
"Die 300 wichtigsten Spielfilme, Dokumentationen und TV-Movies mit spirituellem Hintergrund, ausführlich vorgestellt und besprochen mit Photos, Filmographie und Bezugsquellen-Hinweisen. Dazu Porträts der wichtigsten deutschen und internationalen Regisseure, Hintergründe der Filmentstehung und Reg
...
ister der spirituellen Themen in den besprochenen Filmen." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
more
"Dieses umfassende Nachschlagewerk erschließt einen Zentralbereich des christlichen Glaubens, die Spiritualität. Sie kennzeichnet Frömmigkeitsformen des gelebten, des existentiellen Glaubens in der Liturgie, in klösterlichen Gemeinschaften, bei Gebets- und Andachtsformen, aber auch in der direkt
...
en alltäglichen Erfahrung. Wie sehr dieser Bereich die Religion zunehmend prägt, lässt sich am Interesse für fernöstliche Weisheitslehren, aber auch für mystische und spirituelle Traditionen des Christentums gut ablesen. Die Spiritualität umfasst nicht-rationale, emotionale Zugänge zum Glauben und Ritus, sie ist insbesondere bei der individuellen Glaubenserfahrung von großer Bedeutung. Diese existentielle Dimension erschließt das Lexikon durch rund 1000 Artikel, in denen geistliche Werke, zentrale Persönlichkeiten und geistliche Gemeinschaften erläutert werden. Auch die aktuellen Entwicklungen und neue Formen der Spiritualität werden berücksichtigt." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
more
"The term 'Social Communication' (lat. 'Communicatio Socialis') was coined at the Second Vatican Council. The decree Inter Mirifica (1963) uses this expression to point to the communication processes of and in human society beyond technical means. According to this Festschrift marking the 75th birth
...
day of Franz-Josef Eilers SVD, Social Communication has been his lifelong Leitmotif. Eilers has been one of the most prominent writers on Church and intercultural communication. He founded and for many years edited the scholarly quarterly Communicatio Socialis, and he served as collaborator and director of CAMECO and the Office for Social Communication of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. 15 international communication experts, from Catholic as well as ecumenical viewpoints, contributed to this book. The articles cover a broad range of issues, from practical experiences ('Radio Broadcasting in the Brazilian Amazon') to trend reports ('The rediscovery of religion by journalists in the Netherlands') and theological reflections ('The concept of dialogue and its ethical implications')." (CAMECO Update 2-2008)
more