World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016: Religions for Peace

Date: Tuesday 2 February 2016      Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Location: Gryphon Gallery, Mezzanine Level, Building 1888, near the corner of Swanston and Grattan Street

 

Guest Speaker: Professor Peter Horsfield, Professor of Communication, RMIT University

 

More about the Speaker: Peter Horsfield's research over several decades has focused on the interaction of media and religion. Among other involvements, he was a member of the International Study Commission on Media Religion and Culture. His early study Religious Television: The American Experience was influential in changing perceptions of the extent and influence of the televangelists. His recent book From Jesus to the Internet examines Christianity as a mediated phenomenon. The first systematic survey of the interaction of media and religion in a religious tradition, it shows how Christianity's historical development was shaped by the opportunities and contests of the various media forms used in its practice. His insights into some of Christianity's currently hotly debated issues provide a much-needed historical basis for multi-disciplinary study.

 

Light refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the lecture. All are welcome.

 

RSVP: Sue Ennis - wcrpaust@iinet.net.au