Whilst Contemporary Worship Music arose out of a desire to relate the music of the church to
the music of everyday life, this function can quickly be called into question by the diversity of …

Issues of racial disparity continue to plague America today. Faith-based organizations have
the ability to address this concern, yet few communication studies have focused on religion's …

Among recognized contexts for communication—intrapersonal, interpersonal, group,
organizational, public, mass, cultural—religious communication is least often studied …

The religious identity of both worshippers and congregations is not static, due to a changing
context. Do congregational members believe, belong and engage in the same way as they …

The significance of language and communication is more relevant in multifarious cultural
settings similar to South Africa. Churches are at the vanguard of using religious languages …

Abstract This essay examines David Crowder's award-winning contemporary worship album
A Collision using an expanded Burkeian toolkit. I show that it takes the romantic tendencies …

The Coronavirus shutdown forced many churches to move from in-person services to a
purely online platform. The purpose of this study is to look into the communicative strategies …

The literature of this study found that stigma is the fourth most significant barrier to African
American church members seeking help. Faith-based mental health programs reduce …

This study provides qualitative phenomenological observations that analyze and describe
communication styles in ten flourishing churches. Practicing Christians contribute …

The identity quest has intensified globally and locally (Friedman, 2000). The issues relating
to identity vary from one context to another. In some western countries, sexual and gender …