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Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media (RenewedMinds)

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MANY books today cover the topic of responsible media consumption. But few do it with the insight and depth of Communicating for Life. Schultze takes the reader beyond consumption of media to look at what it truly means to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ in our technology rich world. Not only was I prodded to transform the ways I use media in my life, but I was encouraged to become a whole member of the human community. Schultze weaves these two concepts of community and media into a beautiful tapestry that can hint to us what true peace, true justice, and true community ought to look like. This is a must read for all who seek to live as authentic followers of Jesus.

COMMUNICATING FOR LIFE: CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP IN COMMUNITY AND MEDIA provides a unique spin on stewardship. Schultz gives a thought provoking perspective on communication by utilizing a lens of God's creation of man and man's resultant reflection of God. He enlarges the understanding of communication theory beyond the basic communication models by enriching the process of communication with the aesthetic of the miracle of reaching the understanding of another human being. The book is excellent!

"I recommend 'Communicating for Life' to all persons struggling for authenticity in word and deed."
-- Robert J. Hoeksema, in the "Reformed Review"

"This work is highly recommended."
-- John Suk, in the "Calvin Theological Journal"

"'Communicating for Life' provides an insightful road map for Christian responsibility in communication."
-- Joicy Becker-Richards, in the "Princeton Seminary Bulletin"

"Schultze is adept at showing us the sin embedded in our communication and our need to be transformed by God's grace to enable us to become agents of shalom."
-- Joseph B. W. Smith, in "Christian Century"

This is a book about "love and accountability, forgiveness and humility, and about how faithful communication by God's grace is not only a foretaste of heaven, it is also a conduit for shalom in the here and now. We commend 'Communicating for Life' to you."
-- Denis D. Haack, in "Critique"

"This book's solid doctrine is lubricated by lucid writing and dozens of real-life examples -- international journalists who risk torture for telling the truth, a secretary struggling with ethical questions of e-mail privacy. Schultze thus extends his work from scholarly theory to an accessible handbook for our everyday interaction with friends, strangers, and the media."
-- Nathan Bierma, in "The Banner"

"Schultze's tone and approach to application strike a chord of appropriate Christian inquiry -- raising important questions for the field and looking for interlocutors of every strip. Taken as such, the book reads as a hearty invitation to communication inquiry from a 'merely' Christian standpoint."
-- Calvin L. Troup, in "Rhetoric and Public Affairs"

"This book has convicted me to use my gifts in communication to build community, rather than destroy it."
-- C. Mitchell Carnell, Jr., in "Christianity Today" online

"[Schultze] connects stewardship with how we speak and listen, how we interact in word and gesture, what we have to say and hear, whether one-on-one, in community, or in mass communications within our culture... I hope his book will convert others to this approach to communicating and then inform them as they go about living up to their new resolves."
-- Martin Marty, University of Chicago (from the foreword)