Media Power and Religions: The Challenge Facing Intercultural Dialogue and Learning

by Manfred Pirner (Editor), Johannes Lähnemann (Editor)

Overview

Internationally reputed experts write about media and religion: about long neglected topics like human rights, anti-Islamism and anti-Semitism, religions and peace, media ethics/education in pluralistic societies. A helpful orientation with concrete suggestions for journalistic/educational practice, academic research, political/social involvement!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631625378
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	05/29/2013
Pages:	161
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Manfred L. Pirner, born 1959, Chair Professor of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
Johannes Lähnemann, born 1941, Chair Professor Emeritus of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; Chairman of the Peace Education Standing Commission (PESC) of Religions for Peace (RfP)

Table of Contents

Contents: Heiner Bielefeldt: Interrelated human rights: the freedom of religion and belief, and the freedom of opinion and expression – Matthias Rohe: Media legislation in Islamic countries – Daniel Meier: Looking for the positive: Islam in the media – Peter Philipp: Anti-Semitism and Middle Eastern Media – Markus A. Weingardt: The presence of religious peace initiatives in the media – Norman Richardson: Media and Religious Conflict - Experiences from Northern Ireland – Jonathan Magonet: The Jewish prohibition of images and modern media culture – Saeid Edalatnejad: Pictures, symbols and the media: an Islamic Perspective – Johanna Haberer: Media ethics as part of a public theology - a Protestant perspective – Horst Niesyto: Intercultural education and the media - an educational perspective – Manfred L. Pirner: Media culture and interreligious learning - a religious education perspective – Daniel Meier/Peter Philipp: Religion in Journalism: A Proposal for Standards – Johannes Lähnemann: Interreligious Textbook Research and Development: A Proposal for Standards.

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