Jon Radwan , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Director of the Institute for Communication
and Religion
Department of Communication Media and the Arts
(973) 275-2170
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Jon Radwan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication; Director of the Institute for Communication
and Religion
Department of Communication Media and the Arts
Jon Radwan is an associate professor of Communication and director of the Institute for Communication and Religion in Seton Hall's College of Human Development, Culture, and Media. He earned a B.A. in Communication from the University of New Hampshire, an M.A. in Communication Studies from Northern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Penn State University. His teaching and research focus on the intersection of Rhetoric and Religion, examining how ancient traditions influence contemporary public discourse. He authored the Popular Communication and Religion entry in the International Encyclopedia of Communication and his work has been published in a range of professional periodicals including the Journal of Communication and Religion and the Journal of Media and Religion. In 2012 the Religious Communication Association awarded him Article of The Year for his Rhetoric and Public Affairs essay entitled “Contact Rhetoric: Bodies and Love in Deus Caritas Est.” In 2021 he was honored as Researcher of the Year by the College of Communication and The Arts.
Education
- Ph.D., Penn State University
- M.A., Northern Illinois University
- B.A., University of New Hampshire
Scholarship
- Paul, Ellen and Jon P. Radwan. "Catholics and Latter-day Saints: A History and a Coming Together" The Journal of Dialogic Ethics: Interfaith and Interhuman Perspectives Vol. 3.1 (2024): 44–61.
- Radwan, Jon and Roger Alfani. “Communicating Transcendent Love: Interpersonal Encounter and Church-State Transitions in Fratelli Tutti.” Religions Vol .13 Iss. 6 (2022). DOI: 10.3390/rel13060532
- Radwan, Jon and Benjamin Giffone. “YouTubing Eudaimoniae? Pachamama, Inspiration and Manipulation in Platonic and Biblical Rhetorics.” Journal of Media and Religion. Vol. 21 Iss. 2 (2022) p. 89-104. DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2022.2059309
- Radwan, Jon and Benjamin Giffone. “Meaningful Work and Human Flourishing: Communication Lessons from the Judeo-Christian Tradition.” Chapter in Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Wellbeing. Satinder Deman ed. Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2020.
- Radwan, Jon. “Vatican Radio.” Historical Article. Sage International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. Debra Merskin ed. Los Angeles: Sage Press, 2020.
- Radwan, Jon. “Leadership and Communication in The Bhagavad Gita: Unity, Duty, and Equanimity.” Chapter in Managing by The Bhagavad Gita: Timeless Lessons for Today’s Managers. Ed. Satinder Deman and A.D. Amar. Springer Press, 2019.
- Radwan, Jon. “Meeting Paul as Rhetor: Creation, Nature, and the Law Written in the Heart.” Conference Proceedings. Center for Catholic Studies, Seton Hall University, "Meeting Paul of Tarsus: Teacher of Nations" (2016). Center for Catholic Studies Faculty Seminars and Core Curriculum Seminars. Paper 23. http://scholarship.shu.edu/catholic-studies/23