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Medialne mirifica
Medial mirifica

Author(s): Michał Drożdż
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Media studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Inter mirifica; media; media ethics; catholic social teaching; values in media; catholic teaching on media;

Summary/Abstract: This analysis is an attempt to look at some of the processes and phenomena contemporary media sphere from the perspective of heritage of the Church’s teaching initiated by the Conciliar Decree Inter mirifica. This is a positive overview. This is an attempt to show the enormous and amazing positive potential of the new media technologies for the good of the individual and the community. The author wants to show that the core of media is focused on a human being. The men are the creators, the senders and recipients of messages. Therefore, the author in his analysis takes into account the subjective dimension of the media. Especially because the ethical dimension of social communication can be analyzed only in the context of human activities.

  • Issue Year: 5/2013
  • Issue No: 2 (9)
  • Page Range: 19-33
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish