Conveyed Religion: A Strategic Communication Proposal for Religious Institutions

Contemporary society has fostered a period of transformation in religious communication. Globalisation propels a communicated religion that forges a dialogue with its followers and with society as a whole. In this chapter, we aim to describe the existing situation, analysing religions as a social fact in a global society that is shaped by the movement of people and the proliferation of (traditional and new) media channels. From this perspective, religious institutions are viewed as living organisations that must accept the current context and need to develop a strategic communication plan. The chapter begins with a review of a theoretical corpus on religion, communication, and society, intersecting various reflections with theories of strategic communication and crisis communication. It aims to respond to the following question: how can religious institutions use strategic communication in the contemporary world? This is a qualitative investigation, empirically supported by interviews with two prominent figures from the Catholic Church, as a case study. The principal results of this research, based on the observation of contemporary society, include the importance of correct use of new media for strategic communication, and continuous training in order to improve strategic communication plans, that should operate on a continuous basis.

Kajian Hermeneutika dalam Sjair Iblis

Sjair Iblis is one of the manuscripts which is a religious group containing the teachings and beliefs of Muslims. Poetry of the Devil is included in one of the manuscripts that the author and the author do not know about, or better known as "Anonymous". The original Devil Poetry text is still stored well at the University of Leiden Netherlands with KITLV 219. However, the code is not found in any catalog such as the catalog of Maleische Handschriften Musem van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wefenschappen dan catalogus of Malay, Minangkabau and South Sumatran Manuscripts In The Netherlands, even that catalog was not identified KITLV 219 code. This study refers to the study of HG Gadamer hermeneutics using descriptive qualitative methods. Interestingly this Devil Poetry script because there are several things to be analyzed with the concept of Gadamer hermeneutics, this study also aims at how to find out the interpretation of the text of the Devil Poetry itself then this study provides treasures in the fields of religion, communication, language and understanding to the relationship between the past and the present. --- Abstrak: Syair Iblis salah satu naskah yang merupakan golongan keagamaan berisi tentang ajaran serta kepercayaan umat Islam. Syair Iblis termasuk dari salah satu naskah yang tidak diketahui pengarang dan penulisnya, atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan “Anonymous”. Naskah Syair Iblis yang asli masih tersimpan baik di Universitas Leiden Netherlands dengan kode KITLV 219. Akan tetapi kode tersebut tidak ditemukan pada katalog manapun seperti katalogus Maleische Handschriften Musem van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wefenschappen dan catalogus of Malay, Minangkabau and South Sumatran Manuscripts In The Netherlands, katalog itupun tidak teridentifikasi kode KITLV 219. Penelitian ini mengacu kepada kajian hermeneutika H.G Gadamer dengan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Menariknya naskah Syair Iblis ini karena ada beberapa perihal untuk dapat di analisis dengan konsep hermeneutika Gadamer, Penelitian ini juga bertujuan bagaimana mengetahui interpretasi teks terhadap Syair Iblis itu sendiri kemudian penelitian ini memberikan khazanah dalam bidang keagamaan, pernaskahan, bahasa dan pemahaman hingga hubungan antara masa lalu dan masa kini.

Our family portrait: the church as a model of social support

The church means many things to many people. Some would describe it as a culture, network, organization, or family. The purpose of this study is to understand of the role of the church in providing social support to individual church members and to uncover meanings prescribed by individuals about the nature of social support in the church. I analyze the context in which church practices are embedded, the processes of creating social support, and the meanings of church-related activities and gatherings that contribute to social support. The study examines how the health-related needs of church members are not only physiological but also accounted for in emotional, psychological and social terms. By using metaphor as a framework for interpretation of members’ meanings, my analysis of social support is broadened to include religious contexts. This study adds to growing literature on the connection between religion, communication and health.

The Study on Ancient Waterway of Yuanshui River and its Culture from the Perspective of Cultural Routes

The ancient waterway of Yuan River, which blended the settlement culture of ancient town, national culture, religion communication and commercial business, is an important cultural lines, and present an important clue for heritage protection. And this research is the preliminary study of cultural routes heritage protection in this area. Under the background of cultural routes heritage protection, it explores the shipping background and geographical features of routes in Yuanshui River by means of documents collection and field survey to renovate it and gropes for the cultural characteristics of water transport economic and the unique living culture generated by shipping to offer experiences for the cultural heritage of Yuanshui Shipping Route.

A LETTER FROM A TEENAGE ACCOUNTING CLERK IN 1846: A HIDDEN VOICE IN A MICRO-HISTORY OF MODERN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate use of archival material to access a hidden voice in accounting history and provide social context in the form of a biographical micro-history of public accountancy. The archival material is a letter written in 1846 by a Scottish teenage public accountancy clerk. An analysis of the letter gives insight to the employment and social life of the clerk in mid-19th century Scotland and also identifies a notorious character in Scottish public accountancy. The paper reveals the importance of social connections, religion, communication, and transport to middle-class Victorian Scots and, more generally, reminds accounting historians of the value of hidden voices and micro-histories.