tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881889975508548302024-02-23T03:58:05.712+09:00Korea Institute for Christian CommunicationWelcome to the Korea Institute for Christian Communication (KICC). The KICC is a research center for an interdisciplinary study of communication, theology and Asian traditions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-65572180364878701772020-05-14T10:25:00.005+09:002020-05-15T09:36:03.629+09:00[The Ecumenical Review] Communication for Life in CyberspaceCommunication for Life in CyberspaceYoung‐cheol CheonFirst published:23 April 2020 The Rev. Dr Young-cheol Cheon is general secretary of Korean Diakonia, a Korean ecumenicalNGO, and is an honorary life member of the World Association for Christian Communication.Cyberspace communication is a key driving force of the neoliberal globalization that has led to worldwide crisis. Despite some Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-48106021964559560212019-03-15T09:58:00.004+09:002019-03-15T10:32:21.379+09:00All living beings have right to communicate, says WACC honorary life member
The right to communicate must apply not only to human beings, but all living beings, says the Rev. Dr. Young-cheol Cheon, who was named one of WACC’s 12 honorary life members in 2018.
“Communication is the essence of all living beings,” Cheon, who is an ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, says in an email interview. “The concept of communication needs to overcome Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-6860914692776654062018-08-24T09:47:00.001+09:002018-08-24T10:32:41.370+09:00WACC proudly names 12 new Honorary Life Members including Rev. Dr Cheon, Young-cheol WACC’s Board of Directors is celebrating a dozen individuals whose lives are dedicated to advancing communication rights.
Since 1995, WACC has publicly recognised the work of communicators who have upheld its principles and values while working for greater social justice.
WACC’s 50th anniversary was an occasion to recognize a further six women and six men who have significantly contributed to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-37732915170865144262016-11-16T10:06:00.001+09:002016-11-16T10:06:33.320+09:00[Book] World Council of Churches 10th Assembly Report
World Council of Churches 10th Assembly
Report
Copyright
ⓒ
Korean Host Committee for the WCC 10th Assembly
All
rights reserved.
Editor: Young-cheol Cheon
This book is a report of the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea, 2013. Edited by the Korean Host Committee for the WCC 10th Assembly.
Paperback: 432 pages
Language: English
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-5554042240264130212014-09-04T20:23:00.001+09:002014-09-07T17:57:14.274+09:002014 Christian Journalism Seminar
Seminar on Christian Journalism
Dates: October 24 and 31, 2014
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Place: FilmForum, Seoul
Co-host: Institute of Communication for
Life,
Center for Cultural Communication,
Korea Christian Media Forum
Program:
Opening Prayer
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-47103755974933949002014-08-08T15:38:00.003+09:002014-08-08T15:38:44.862+09:00Interview with Newly Appointed WCC Asia Communications Secretary Rev. Cheon Young-chul
Rev. Cheon Young-chul (47, photo), recently appointed by the World Council of Churches’ Communications Department as its Asia region communications secretary, said in an interview on March 31 at his office in Chongno-gu, Seoul, “I will work for harmonious communications between the Korean church and the world churches.”
Employed by the WCC headquarters in Geneva, he is working in Korea as Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-45712424838878100092014-08-08T15:30:00.002+09:002014-08-08T15:30:36.068+09:00Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in Cyberspace
Pilgrimage
of Justice and Peace in Cyberspace:
A
Communication Perspective
Young-cheol
Cheon
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.
<!--[endif]-->Features of the WCC 10th Assembly
The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches took
place in Busan, Korea, from 30 October to 8 November 2013. The theme of the
assembly was a prayer: “God of life, lead us to justice Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-15375557781474688622014-08-08T15:28:00.001+09:002014-08-08T15:28:16.384+09:00Reclaiming Communication for Fullness of Life
Reclaiming
Communication for Fullness of Life:
Busan Communication Statement
By
Young-cheol Cheon
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Background: The importance of the Statement
God of life! The
theme for the WCC 10th Assembly begins with these words:
God of life, lead us to justice and peace. This means
the theme based on the doctrine of God, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-82680232012202163622014-08-08T15:23:00.004+09:002014-08-14T11:14:32.236+09:00Busan Communication Statement
Busan
Communication Statement
Reclaiming communication for life, justice
and peace
Statement from the
International Consultation on the Theme of the World Council of Churches’ 10th
Assembly: A Communication Perspective held in Busan, Korea, 22-25 May 2012 and
organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC), World Association for
Christian Communication (WACC), and the Korean Host CommitteeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-34842784571628511122012-01-21T09:29:00.000+09:002016-11-16T10:20:26.277+09:00A new book - Communication for Life in Cyberspace
A new book - Communication for Life in Cyberspace: A Christian Ethical Quest in Reference to the Korean Situation – is now available and was published by amazon.com.
This book is an interdisciplinary study of communication and theology. In this book, I suggest a communication value named ‘communication for life’ based on an Asian mode of thinking.
This book is an interdisciplinary study of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-54469895438857477602010-07-05T08:11:00.001+09:002010-07-05T08:12:13.347+09:00To Overcome Violence in CyberspaceInternational Conference on Violence in Media and Entertainment: Challenges and Opportunities
To Overcome Violence in Cyberspace:
A Case Study of Online Game and Violence in South Korea
By Young-Cheol CHEON
Introduction
Cyberspace has brought about a third revolution in the history of civilization. It has transferred from the manufacturing-orientation of industrial society to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-50293859058467154612010-05-14T11:50:00.001+09:002010-05-14T11:52:34.756+09:00International Consultation on Violence in media and entertainment: Challenges and OpportunitiesAn expert consultation focusing on the issue of media and entertainment gaming violence is being called for June 2010. The participants in this conference will work toward a goal of contributing concrete perspectives and ideas on media and entertainment violence for consideration at the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) being held in Jamaica in May 2011. The convocation is being Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-63643999148601988152010-03-20T10:20:00.002+09:002010-03-20T10:46:48.357+09:00Buddhist Perspective on Life and CommunicationBy Cheon, Young-Cheol
Buddhism was formed in the sixth century B.C. in India. It reached China in the first century A.D. and Korea in the fourth century A.D.
1. The Principle of Dependent Arising
According to the Buddhist worldview, humans and other living beings are linked to each other. All things in the universe do not exist in isolation but exists co-dependently.
The concept of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-25561437183194503562010-03-20T10:11:00.003+09:002010-03-21T17:21:16.934+09:00Taoist Perspective on Life and CommunicationBy Cheon, Young-Cheol
Tao, which is usually translated as ‘the Way’, is one of the most important concepts in East Asia. The term ‘Taoism’ is associated with assorted naturalistic or mystical religions. Sometimes the term ‘Lao-Chuang Philosophy’ is used to distinguish the philosophical from the more religious Taoism. There are some differences between philosophical Taoism and religious Taoism. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-29753743335537701132010-03-20T10:06:00.000+09:002010-03-20T10:06:56.968+09:00Overviews of Western and Eastern WorldviewsBy Cheon, Young-Cheol
Since Lynn White’s controversial paper, ‘The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis’, there has been the argument that today’s ecological crisis is rooted in Western Judeo-Christian anthropocentric traditions. As Tucker and Grim point out, our ecological crisis is ‘not only the result of certain economic, political, and social factors’ but also ‘a moral and spiritual Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-14673714634723810052010-03-20T10:02:00.002+09:002010-03-21T17:24:50.026+09:00Communication Issues in Theology of LifeBy Cheon, Young-Cheol
What are communication issues in the ecumenical discussion on theology of life? What is the perspective of communication on theology of life?
Unfortunately, communication does not play a key role in the ecumenical discussion on theology of life. For instance, only the Vancouver assembly of WCC adopted an official report on communication but there were no reports from the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-34907101582014767402010-03-20T09:57:00.000+09:002010-03-20T09:57:06.572+09:00Background of Ecumenical Discussion on Theology of LifeBy Cheon, Young-Cheol
For a long time the theme of ‘creation’ or ‘theology of life’ was not given attention in ecumenical discussions. Only in the past decade, theological attention to creation has emerged in the ecumenical movement.
Ecumenical discussion mainly focused on the understanding of Christ and his Gospel. Prof. Lukas Vischer mentioned that the ecumenical movement’s prime concern wasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-19164367953921511952010-03-19T15:36:00.002+09:002010-03-19T15:37:40.413+09:00What is the Study of Life?By Kim, Yong-Bock
Advanced Institute for the Study of Life
The Study of the life is a learning for all living beings to live together. It is a search for wisdom to sustain and fulfill the life of all living beings on earth. It is an integral study. It is not merely a specialized study to grasp a fragmentary part of life. It is not merely a biological study. It is an integral study of all Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-80933575898980280172010-03-19T15:18:00.000+09:002014-08-08T16:22:06.808+09:00World Association for Christian CommunicationWACC is a worldwide membership organization working on media reform and communication for development. WACC supports the development of communication for community, that is participatory, leads to liberation, supports and develops culture and is prophetic. WACC has also been an advocate of the right to communicate, believing that people have a right to media accountability,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-13573694467134835832010-03-19T15:15:00.002+09:002014-08-08T16:22:33.908+09:00Center for Media, Religion and CultureAn interdisciplinary research team focused on the intersection of religious and media-related practices in the everyday lives of contemporary adults and their families.
http://cmrc.colorado.edu/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-76947840493554681502010-03-19T14:59:00.005+09:002010-03-19T15:03:59.211+09:00Statement and Call to Action by WACC on International Women’s Day, 2010
‘Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all’ is the global United Nations theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD).
Since 1911, the IWD has been a day to celebrate achievements in women’s empowerment. It has also been a day to reflect on women’s struggles and the structural barriers that continue to impede women’s progress.
One arena of struggle is media, where Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-13533515566383328252010-03-19T14:47:00.001+09:002010-03-19T14:54:12.613+09:00Religion Communication Congress 2010Once a decade for the past forty years, the Religion Communication Congress has gathered grassroots communicators and decision makers for an international interfaith conference focused on communication techniques and technologies. From April 7th-10th 2010, an estimated 1,200 communication professionals from around the world with gather at the Resource Plaza in Chicago to learn about new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788188997550854830.post-51580025867231442772010-03-19T14:40:00.003+09:002010-03-19T14:55:57.355+09:00Religion Communicators Congress to address changes in technology, society and the place of religion in societyMore than 1,000 communications professionals from different from different faiths, different countries, and different areas of faith communication will gather under the theme "Embracing Change: Communicating Faith in Today's World" April 7-10, 2010 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. The congress will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, roundtables, performances, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0