Katherine Schmidt
Katherine is one of our resource people
for the November 5, 2022 conference, Babel 2.0.
“The field of media studies allows us to understand both the historical and eternal realities of the church in new and theologically rich ways. For now, suffice it to say that the questions of online communities and Christian communities seem to have the same concern at their center: to what extent are individuals truly present to one another in meaningful and socially productive ways? ”
Katherine Schmidt is Associate Professor and Chair of Theology and Religious Studies at Molloy University, New York. Her work focuses on theology and religion in American culture. She focuses specifically on the intersection of religion, theology, and technology, the internet, and media. She is the author of numerous articles and chapters on the subject, as well as the book Virtual Communion: Theology of the Internet and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination. Katherine will be joining us on site in Winnipeg for this event.
Here are some samples of her work:
The Daily Theology Podcast Episode 37 - In conversation with host Stephen Okey on theological engagements with media and technology, released in 2018.
Cinema Credo Episode 10 - In discussion with host Adam Glass, on the 2014 film Calvary, released in 2020.
“The Scandal of Our Tradition” - a journal article published in 2012.
“From Sunday School to #SundayFunday: Social Media and the Semi-Public Performance of the Weekend” - a journal article from 2016.