scholarly journals Voice of the Church: A Debate about Religious Radio Stations as Community Broadcasters

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-90
Author(s):  
Gabriella Velics ◽  
Urszula Doliwa
Keyword(s):  
Radio Station ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Community Media ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Religious Broadcasting ◽  
New Period ◽  
The Church ◽  
Religious Radio

In the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the role of community media in promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue passed on 11 February 2009 by the Council of Europe, stations run by religious institutions were explicitly excluded from the community media definition, as being too dependent on the Church. But the reality seems to be far from this definition. In practice, in many countries the religious radio stations officially belong to—or even dominate—this sector. In 2011 a new period began for community broadcasting in Hungary. While most of the former community media broadcasters could not find resources with which to operate, the community media landscape was dramatically overwhelmed by religious broadcasters both on regional and local levels. The legally-recognised third tier of broadcasting in Poland called ‘social broadcasting’ is actively and exclusively used by religious radio—seven stations broadcast locally and one is a powerful nationwide radio station called Radio Maryja. The authors gathered information and points of views from radio experts, organizations and activists living and working in different EU and non-EU states about the place of religious broadcasting in the community media sector. Two case-studies (Hungary and Poland) may be of interest for countries considering the introduction or reorganisation of regulations regarding community broadcasting.

Institutionalization and Evangelization in the Argentine Church: Córdoba Under Zenón Bustos, 1905-1919

1989 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-381
Author(s):  
Arthur R. Liebscher
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Central City ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
The People ◽  
National Leadership ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Church

To the dismay of today's social progressives, the Argentine Catholic church addresses the moral situation of its people but also shies away from specific political positions or other hint of secular involvement. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the church set out to secure its place in national leadership by strengthening religious institutions and withdrawing clergy from politics. The church struggled to overcome a heritage of organizational weakness in order to promote evangelization, that is, to extend its spiritual influence within Argentina. The bishop of the central city of Córdoba, Franciscan Friar Zenón Bustos y Ferreyra (1905-1925), reinforced pastoral care, catechesis, and education. After 1912, as politics became more heated, Bustos insisted that priests abstain from partisan activities and dedicate themselves to ministry. The church casts itself in the role of national guardian, not of the government, but of the faith and morals of the people.

scholarly journals Radio station “Mayak” for 55 years: stages of development

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-347
Author(s):  
Tatiana Yu. Pynina
Keyword(s):  
Decisive Role ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Broadcasting System ◽  
Large Audience ◽  
Commercial Radio

This article is devoted to the 55th anniversary of the beginning of broadcasting radio “Mayak”. Due to a number of circumstances, among which the format of the radio station and the professional staff of its employees played a decisive role, “Mayak”, successfully working and having a large audience in the Soviet period, remained in the post-Soviet period, without losing its importance and weight. Having received in 2000 FM frequency, he was able to compete in the air and became an integral part of the new broadcasting system. The author identifies and analyzes the main innovations that have arisen in the air of this station, subsequently perceived by private commercial radio stations that have appeared in the post-Soviet space. The relevance of the article in determining the role of radio “Mayak” in the development and activities of domestic broadcasting, as well as in increasing the prestige and importance of the work of radio journalists. When writing the article, the author, who worked on the air of “Mayak” for more than ten years, who was both a witness and a participant in a number of innovative projects, used both conversations with veterans of the station and his personal experience, and the empirical method of research of the radio station “Mayak”.

scholarly journals The Role of Religious Leaders in Religious Heritage Tourism Development: The Case of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Daniel H. Olsen ◽  
Scott C. Esplin
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Latter Day Saints ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Sacred Sites ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
The Church

For centuries, people have traveled to sacred sites for multiple reasons, ranging from the performance of religious rituals to curiosity. As the numbers of visitors to religious heritage sites have increased, so has the integration of religious heritage into tourism supply offerings. There is a growing research agenda focusing on the growth and management of this tourism niche market. However, little research has focused on the role that religious institutions and leadership play in the development of religious heritage tourism. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of religious leaders and the impacts their decisions have on the development of religious heritage tourism through a consideration of three case studies related to recent decisions made by the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Protestantism and Indigenous Mobilisation: The Moravian Church among the Miskitu Indians of Nicaragua

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN HAWLEY
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Catholic Priest ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Moravian Church ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Church

This article examines the role of the Protestant Moravian Church in the politicisation of Miskitu ethnic identity, and on the mobilisation of the Miskitu against the Sandinistas during the 1980s. It argues that changes in the institution of the Church during the 1960s and 70s, as a result of state policy, socio-economic context and internal conflicts within Miskitu society, led to Moravianism becoming a cultural marker of Miskitu ethnicity. At the same time, the encounter with and appropriation of the pastoral tactics of a Catholic priest resulted in a radicalisation of Miskitu Moravian pastors on indigenous issues. When the Miskitu came to mobilise against the Sandinistas, the Moravian Church was the expressive vehicle and the institutional means through which the mobilisation took place. The article reveals how politicised ethnic identities find their expression in religious institutions.

scholarly journals Menyelesaikan Konflik Kerukuan Umat Beragama Dengan Hati

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Mashudi Mashudi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Church

This paper tries to uncover the alleged conflict regarding the building of the church in the village of the Dermolo Kembang District Jepara Regency precarious and prone to conflict ended with shade. Also who those parties are considered to play a role in the effort to create a conducive climate. As a result, first, in order to optimize the role of religious institutions to manage the plurality of fine, completion of religious harmony in the village Dermolo Jepara regency using hearted approach, meaning invited intensive communication and sit down with all parties on a regular basis until otherwise completed while wary lest result of the agreement provoked by the person who does not like the conditions of security and peace. Second, community, religious leaders, and religious institutions play an important role in creating such harmony.

Shaping society and urban fabric in Crusader Jerusalem

Urban History ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Anna Gutgarts
Keyword(s):  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Religious Institution ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
Urban Dynamics ◽  
Latin East ◽  
The City ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis study addresses the interplay between the formation of civic society and urban development in the Latin East, particularly in the city of Jerusalem. It argues that while the municipal mechanisms that were formed in Jerusalem during the first half of the twelfth century drew on Western European models, they were adapted to meet the challenges of the young capital of the Latin Kingdom. The process revolves around the pivotal role of the patriarch and the clergy of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem's most important religious institution at the time, in the moulding of the urban fabric. This was realized through a close collaboration with the local burgess class, followed by the rise of new religious institutions that spurred the transition to a new urban balance. These processes demonstrate the reciprocity between spatial, social and economic factors in the shaping of the cityscape and urban dynamics in Frankish Jerusalem.

scholarly journals Co-designing convivial tools to support participation in community radio

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-61
Author(s):  
Roberto Cibin ◽  
Sarah Robinson ◽  
Kristen M. Scott ◽  
Duarte Sousa ◽  
Petra Žišt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Design ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
Community Media ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Organization Policy ◽  
Relational Assets ◽  
Insight Into

Connectivity made possible by the diffusion of digital technologies has offered new possibilities for the public to interact with media, including radio. However, interactions are often framed by globally managed platforms, owned by companies with values based on maximizing profit, rather than prioritising Illich’s forms of conviviality. In this article, we draw on experiences from the Grassroot Wavelengths project that introduces an innovative peer-to-peer platform to support the creation and management of community radio stations. We offer insight into the practices of participation in community media, where the users influence decisions concerning the technology, the content, the actors and the organization policy of the radio station, through a participatory design approach. These collaborations between researchers and users, together with a focus on the development of relational assets in local contexts, are fundamental in an attempt to design a platform that fosters conviviality and offers an alternative way to consider participation in community media.

scholarly journals The cult of the tsar and its promotion by Orthodox religious institutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ion Gumenai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Component Part ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Imperial Family ◽  
The Church

With the annexation of Bessarabia to the Russian Empire, not only economic, political and cultural changes took place, but also spiritual ones. The strengthening of the role of the Orthodox Church for the idea of the Russian press will take place with the launch by Nicholas I of the well–known triad: “Orthodoxy, autocracy, people” – the three pillars on which Russian statehood will be based. It is interesting that “orthodoxy” in this triad occupies the primordial place and this in a multinational and multi–denominational state, and “autocracy” is on second place giving way to the Church. This position of the Russian Orthodox Church existed before and has been preserved since, with slogans such as “For Faith, the Tsar and Fatherland” or “Russian God, Russian Tsar and Russian People”. Obviously, for this position, the Orthodox Church had to make a significant effort to spread the cult of the tsar, which also refers to Bessarabia as a component part of this colossus. And this is done through all existing measures and possibilities. This also refers to the publicity of books invoking the entire imperial family, to the publication of instructions and special regulations related to the manner and rules of performing divine services in honor of the emperor and the imperial family, as well as various actions aimed at promoting the imperial image.

scholarly journals The Role of United Nations’ Radio Stations in Promoting the Culture of Peace & Development in Developing Regions

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Ali O. Nejadat ◽  
Mohammad N. Shatanawi
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
Developing Regions ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Know How ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
Broadcasting Service ◽  
Peace And Development

This study aims to identify the role of United Nations Radio Stations (represented by Maraya Radio in South Sudan) in promoting the culture of peace and development, and to know if this broadcast service contributes to promoting awareness of such concepts. The study uses appropriate descriptive methodology to measure and analyze the characteristics of media content which are related to these concepts. In addition to that, it examines the effect of these concepts on the audience of such a broadcasting service. This is a descriptive study in which the researchers analyzed the content of the programs related to the concepts of peace and development presented by Maraya Radio. The researchers also distributed a questionnaire to the audience of this radio station in South Sudan to know how they are affected by the programs offered at this station. The study examined three programs of Maraya and analyzed them using artificial week method. The findings show that the topics on peace occupied the first position among all topics covered by Maraya with a percentage of (38.5%). The topics on peace also came first in terms of the time allocated for such programs with a percentage of (49%). The content on the theme of “life without conflict” came first among all the content themes broadcasted by Maraya with a percentage of (20.1%), whereas the content related to the theme of ‘enhancing women’s image in society’ came second with a percentage of (15%), followed by the content on the theme ‘encourage to learn’ with a percentage of (11.8%). 

scholarly journals Carl Nielsen and the Radio

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knud Ketting
Keyword(s):  
Radio Station ◽  
European Level ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Radio Broadcasting ◽  
New Radio ◽  
Broadcasting Policy ◽  
National Control

On 1 April 1925 Denmark introduced national control of its hitherto privately run and relatively chaotic radio broadcasting. Denmark would quickly show itself to be one of Europe’s leading nations with regard to both the number of licence-paying listeners and the role of serious music in broadcasting policy. This situation was also reflected very directly in the case of Carl Nielsen. Out of the total of 5,802 performances of his work which the article’s author has been able to document until Nielsen’s death in 1931, 922 (or nearly a sixth) were either produced directly for radio (where in general all music was broadcast live), or broadcast via Danish and foreign radio. Nielsen’s attitude to the new medium was ambivalent from the beginning and gradually cooled. Indeed, the head of the Danish State Radio, kammersanger Emil Holm, was one of his friends, and Nielsen readily accepted when he was asked to conduct his own works at the concerts, which marked milestones in the newly founded Radio Orchestra’s development. He was also a member of the committee that decided in 1926 which type of transmitter the new radio station in Kalundborg would use. But he composed only a few, not especially important new works for radio use, and does not seem to have been clear about what the radio medium meant for his music at a European level. The article presents a series of hitherto unknown documents concerning Carl Nielsen’s relationship to the radio medium, and includes a schematic chart in the appendix offering a detailed overview of which Nielsen works a listener could have heard, and when, on Danish and foreign radio stations up until the composer’s death.

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