Results for tag: social media
Sinterklaas, Zwarte Piet and the Ethics of Public Debate
Date: | 15 November 2013 |
Author: | Religion Factor |
Sinterklaas and his somewhat controversial helper Zwarte Piet arrive in the Netherlands tomorrow, marking the start of the festive season. In today’s post, Erik Meinema and Erin Wilson offer thoughts from both Dutch and non-Dutch perspectives on various...
Allergic Reaction to “The Religious Other” or just a Neurobiological Fact?
Date: | 25 June 2013 |
Author: | Religion Factor |
Neurobiology, Social influence and its impact on our capacity to empathize.
Religious authority and social media: old wine in new bags?
Date: | 31 October 2012 |
Author: | Maria Vliek |
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands recently added a ‘social media guide for ministers and pastoral workers’ to its professional code. The guide encourages the use of social media like Facebook and Twitter as a communication channel, acknowledging its potential to reach new audiences. But it also highlights certain risks – in particular, the difficulty of maintaining an online identity that supports a church official’s professional credibility and authority.