JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Vol. XXXIII 2021
SOCIAL MEDIA & THE SELF:
THE PROMISE OF CONNECTEDNESS
EDITORIAL
Oskar Gruenwald: Phenomenology of Communications: Toward a Culture of Grace 1
ARTICLES
William R. Clough: The Promise and Perils of Connectedness: Living in a New Virtual World 19
Mark Ellingsen: Social Media and the Costs of Distraction: Neurobiological Perspectives on Quality of Life 43
Bruce N. Lundberg: Pilgrim Friending and the Place of Peace: Response to Clough and Ellingsen 59
Joshua D. Reichard: Convivial Social Media Selves? A Socio-Theological Examination of Computer-Mediated Connectedness 83
Taylor J. Bradman & David M. Gustafson: Who Are We? Identity in a Social Media Age 105
Michael E. Meagher: U.S. Presidential Leadership Styles and Media: A Historical Perspective 123
Kenneth R. Chase: Communication, Ethics and Relational Peace 141
SPECIAL SECTION
FORUM FOR DIALOGUE
Stelian Gomboş: Crisis of the Secularism Paradigm: Religion’s Return to the Public Square 164
BOOK REVIEWS 171
BOOKS RECEIVED 200
JIS CUMULATIVE CONTENTS, 1989-2021 201
CALL FOR PAPERS: Symposium 2022: The American Century & Its Challenges 221
CALL FOR PAPERS: JIS XXXIV 2022: The Arts & Transcendence 222
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“Let Your Speech Be Always With Grace”
Colossians 4:6
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