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Re-envisioning Dulles’ Ecclesiological Models for the Digital Age: Towards an Interactive Community of Disciples

The Church faces new challenges and opportunities in fostering communion and evangelization in the digital age. Avery Dulles’ Models of the Church provides a foundational framework for understanding ecclesiology, yet its applicability to digital contexts remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by critically analyzing Dulles’ ecclesiological models—Institution, Mystical Communion, Sacrament, Herald, and Servant—through digital engagement. The objective is to re-envision these models

Anime’s Ethical Odyssey: Navigating Good and Evil in Anime through the Lens of Old Testament

Anime’s Ethical Odyssey reveals how anime, as a medium of storytelling, often explores profound ethical dilemmas that resonate with themes found in ancient texts, particularly the Old Testament. This exploration seeks to understand how anime narratives engage with morality, justice, redemption, and the consequences of human actions, drawing upon both modern philosophical discourse and biblical ethics. The Old Testament presents a rich tapestry of moral challenges, from divine justice in the stor

[Editorial]Media and Religion & Spirituality in Asia

In today's media-saturated world, religious experience is increasingly mediated through screens, networks, and algorithms. From theological discourse to ritual performance, from community formation to ethical responsibility, digital media has become a key space where religion is lived, contested, and reimagined. This phenomenon is particularly dynamic in Asia, a region that presents a uniquely complex and fertile ground for studying media and religion. As the birthplace of major world religions—

[Book Review]Kieko Obuse. Buddhism and Islam Mutual Engagements in Southeast Asia and Japan.

Any religion—traditional, established, or otherwise—has played a vital role in society from time immemorial. Religion can be a source of mutual engagement or protracted conflict. Either way, religion can have deep influence, impact, and far-reaching consequences in people’s and communities’ daily lives, larger sociopolitical, economic, and cultural institutions and their policies and programs, perceptions, and representations. Moreover, no religion should be held superior or inferior. Every reli

Rabbis in Israel, Public Relations and Advertising

This article discusses public relations (PR) and advertising in the work of the rabbi in Israel. The rabbi’s influence is felt within the religious population such as through the Sabbath sermon from the synagogue pulpit to congregants, but the media is an additional channel to spreading the rabbi’s religious message. The traditional, and secular Israeli Jewish population—as distinct from religiously observant (25 per cent of the Israeli Jewish

Communication as a Catalyst for Motivational Shifts in “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies”

The journey of life experienced by an individual, along with the dynamics faced, reflects various motivations influenced by intentions and the environment, shaping individual behavior. This study explores the changes in the motivations of the main character in the film ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.’ The main character, influenced by his personal interactions with Amah, alters his motivation from wealth to appreciation of Amah’s legacy of wisdom and relationship. Using the Theory of

[ARC BOOK]Di Dân Việt Nam Với Sứ Mạng Loan Báo Tin Mừng

Hành trình di dân của người Công giáo Việt Nam không chỉ là câu chuyện tìm kiếm một cuộc sống mới, mà còn là một sứ mạng: sống đức tin và loan báo Tin Mừng giữa lòng thế giới. Từ những cuộc di dân trải dài suốt hàng thế kỷ, đến làn sóng di dân sau năm 1975, rồi những thế hệ lao động, du học sinh nơi đất khách hôm nay, cộng đồng Công giáo Việt Nam vẫn kiên trung giữ vững đức tin, góp phần làm phong phú đời sống Giáo hội địa phương.

Online Roundtable: Pope Francis' Legacy of Interfaith Dialogue in Asia: An Interreligious Conversation

[RT2025]List of Confirmed Participants

Papers Accepted for Presentation at the 15th ARC International Roundtable 2025

Following is the list of papers that have been accepted for presentation at the 15th ARC International Roundtable co-hosted by the Department of Peace Studies, International College, Payap University, Thailand. Author(s) whose paper is included in this list but have not received a confirmation notice, or have submitted a paper proposal but failed to receive a response from ARC, please contact us at arcstjohns.bkk@gmail.com or info@asianresearchcenter.org.

Calling for submissions: ARC Journal 'Religion and Social Communication' (Vol. 24, No. 1, 2026)

ARC Journal "Religion and Social Communication" is now accepting submissions for Volume 24, no. 1 (Jan-June 2026). This issue is open to all papers relevant to the field of religion and social communication. All submissions undergo double or triple blind peer review.

Ledalero Institute and ARC Forge Academic Partnership

The Ledalero Institute of Philosophy and Creative Technology in Indonesia and the Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication (ARC), Saint John’s University, Thailand, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster academic collaboration, effective from the academic year 2024-2025. The agreement, signed by Dr. Otto Gusti Ndgeong Madung, Rector of Ledalero Institute, and Dr. Anthony Le Duc, Executive Director of ARC, establishes a framework for cooperat