Behold . All Things New: Uppsala 1968 and Its Mediatization as Film
The 4th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 1968 occurred during a period of increasing influence of the media in shaping society and culture. The documentary film Behold . All Things New, produced by Radio Sweden for the WCC's 1968 assembly in Uppsala, reflected this development...
| Published in: | The ecumenical review |
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| Subtitles: | ‘Behold, I Make All Things New’ 1968 and the Churches |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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| In: |
The ecumenical review
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| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDJ Ecumenism ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Mediatization
B World Council of Churches B Film B Ecumenism B documentary B globalization of churches |
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| Summary: | The 4th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in 1968 occurred during a period of increasing influence of the media in shaping society and culture. The documentary film Behold . All Things New, produced by Radio Sweden for the WCC's 1968 assembly in Uppsala, reflected this development. It was, however, both a promotional tool for the church and a sort of documentary. This article analyzes the film from the context of church media relations, examining the strengthened mediatization of the religious arena in the 20th century and giving close attention to the circumstances of the film's production, its narrative techniques, and visual realization. In this way, the film is made accessible as a historical source for the WCC and thus also for the history of the globalization of churches. The film places into perspective the connection between mediatization and secularization, as it represents the churches' integration into modern media society with all of its visual symbols of globality, ecumenism, and willingness to enter into dialogue. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/erev.12360 |