Has Marshall Mcluhan’s Media Theory Influenced the Formation of the Catholic Church’s Approach to Public Communication? Cover Image

Ar Marshall Mcluhan medijų teorija turėjo įtakos Katalikų Bažnyčios požiūrio į visuomenės komunikavimo priemones formavimuisi?
Has Marshall Mcluhan’s Media Theory Influenced the Formation of the Catholic Church’s Approach to Public Communication?

Author(s): Lina Šulcienė
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Media studies, Theology and Religion, Theory of Communication
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Marshall McLuhan’s media theory; The Catholic Church’s conception of the means of social communications;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the question of whether the media conception of one of the most prominent media theorists, Marshall McLuhan, has influenced the formation of the Catholic Church’s concept of communication tools. The conclusion of the study is negative: the position of the Church has developed independently from the theoretical discoveries of the Canadian professor.

  • Issue Year: 97/2019
  • Issue No: 69
  • Page Range: 47-65
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Lithuanian