
WHO WE ARE
The Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication (ARC) was proposed by twenty-three Asian scholars at a Roundtable on Church/ Religion and Social Communication Research sponsored by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences - Office of Social Communication (FABC-OSC) in April 1999 at Assumption University in Bangkok.
The participants proposed a permanent Center to secure ongoing and coordinated Research in the field. Bangkok's Saint John's University (SJU) voluntereed to house the proposed initiative in cooperation with FABC-OSC.
The ARC aims to:
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Facilitate and support research on subjects related to Religion and Social Communication in Asia
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To publish relevant studies and research in the bi-annual Journal titled Religion and Social Communication
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Promote related publications in the field
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Develop a network of interested researchers and institution
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Foster interreligious dialogue and cooperation in the field.