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Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

As the Foundation continues to grow, we pass by some exciting milestones. Here are some firsts for F.A.R.M.S. for the last quarter.

Syrian Crisis Representation In The Media: The Cnn Effect, Framing, And Tone, Savannah S. Day

Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal

Over the past seven years of the Syrian Civil War, Syrian refugees have been painted in a negative light by news media outlets around the world. History of media coverage regarding global humanitarian crises shows that with various tools and processes, media can shape public opinion and policy in whichever direction it desires, and oftentimes policymakers and the public are quick, as well as emotional, to react. In this paper, my objectives are to analyze specific examples of this CNN Effect phenomena within news coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis, as well as generally explain the negatively correlating relationship between …

Telling The Good News, Allyson R. Escobar

Capstones

In light of recent clergy abuse scandals, cover-ups and leadership shake-downs, it is a divided time in the Catholic Church: but this isn’t the whole story. My final capstone project is a critical essay of how Catholicism (and religion overall) is represented in mainstream media--particularly in secular news publications and entertainment (horror films) in the United States. By examining the coverage and how conversations differ within members of the Catholic Church--from journalists and critics to active Catholics, religious men and women--this project calls for greater accountability, fairness, faith representation in all media, and the overall claim that there are Catholic …

Fair And Balanced News?, Charles Veenstra

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Without question, the media influence us — whether by regular news programs or through other entertainment programs that look like news."

Posting about thoughtful analysis of news coverage from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/fair-and-balanced-news/

Mediating Islam: Representation And Muslim Identity, Kristian Petersen

Religion Faculty Publications

This essay argues that there is a predominant media narrative that asserts that Islam is inherently violent, Muslims are foreign and dangerous, we should remain alert and suspicious, and policies or acts of aggression against them are therefore justifiable. Routinized replication of simplistic, patterned, and easily recognizable Muslim identities leads to real social consequences. I demonstrate the dynamics at work in constructing Muslim media identities through an investigation of recent incidents, including the Charlie Hebdo and Chapel Hill shootings, several anti-Muslim crimes, and the media declarations encircling these events. These types of events are best understood within a context where …

“I Took Up The Case Of The Stranger”: Arguments From Faith, History And Law, David H. Michels, David Blaikie

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

It may seem surprising that faith groups would offer sanctuary to refused refugees, or material support to undocumented migrants. These acts of resistance and compassion require normally law-abiding moral people to make a conscious choice to defy government and perhaps, if necessary, even break the law. The success of sanctuary movements (defined broadly here) relies on broad public support both to attract willing collaborators, and to forestall government intervention. Previous studies have examined the discourse around sanctuary practice, and the ensuing public debates. This chapter adds to this body of work by offering an empirical study of how individuals and …

Volume 28, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2012

Volume 27, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2011

Volume 26, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2010

Volume 25, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2009

Volume 24, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2008

Volume 23, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2007

Volume 21, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 2005

Volume 20, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2005

Volume 19, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2004

Volume 18, Number 3, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2003

Volume 18, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2002

Volume 18, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 2001

Volume 17, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2001

Volume 17, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 2000

Volume 17 (A), Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2000

Volume 17 (A), Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1999

Volume 16, Number 3, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1999

Volume 16, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Winter 1999

Volume 16, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1998

Volume 15, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1998

Volume 15, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1997

Volume 15 (A), Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1997

Note: Original misprinted as Volume 14, Number 2

Volume 15 (A), Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1996

Volume 14, Number 4, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 1996