Misusing church brands: problems with the ownership and management of denominational brand imagery in the United Methodist Church
Trademarked images frequently play an important role in helping contemporary religious institutions establish and maintain a visual identity for their brands. But, these images and the subsequent decision to protect them legally also signify a clash of opinions on authority, theology and rights of o...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Φόρτωση...
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2018]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Culture and religion
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 19, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 201-216 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
USA
/ United Methodist Church (USA)
/ Σύμβολο
/ Μάρκα
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CH Χριστιανισμός και Κοινωνία KDG Ελεύθερη Εκκλησία |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
United Methodist Church
B Cross and Flame B logo B trademark B Branding |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Publisher) |
| Σύνοψη: | Trademarked images frequently play an important role in helping contemporary religious institutions establish and maintain a visual identity for their brands. But, these images and the subsequent decision to protect them legally also signify a clash of opinions on authority, theology and rights of ownership. Thus, disputes about trademarked images within religious communities are more than mere negotiations over who can and cannot use a particular symbol, but are ultimately conflicts that end up demarcating the boundaries of institutional membership and revealing a religious body's (often unquestioned) allegiance to market-based principles. This article explores a case study regarding the United Methodist Church's ‘Cross and Flame' insigne, and investigates how tensions over the logo's proper use uncover implicit statements about the denomination's position on free market competition in a religious marketplace. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-5629 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2018.1444654 |