Religion and Media in America

by Anthony Hatcher

Author	: Anthony Hatcher
Publisher	: Lexington Books
Total Pages	: 297
Release	: 2018-05-25
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 1498514456

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Covering topics ranging from the Moral Monday movement to Christian films and performers, Religion and Media in America is a qualitative study of the ways in which religion has been woven into American popular and civic culture. This book explores how Christianity both adapts to and is affected by new media forms. Its six chapters address religious activism; government imposition of religiosity into secular culture; religious entertainment; Bible translations marketed as consumer goods; and how religious satire comes from both religious and secular sources. Recommended for scholars and students interested in media studies, film studies, religion, communication, American history, American studies, political science, and popular culture.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media

by Diane Winston

Author	: Diane Winston
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	:
Release	: 2012-08-29
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0199397449

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Whether the issue is the rise of religiously inspired terrorism, the importance of faith based NGOs in global relief and development, or campaigning for evangelical voters in the U.S., religion proliferates in our newspapers and magazines, on our radios and televisions, on our computer screens and, increasingly, our mobile devices. Americans who assumed society was becoming more and more secular have been surprised by religions' rising visibility and central role in current events. Yet this is hardly new: the history of American journalism has deep religious roots, and religion has long been part of the news mix. Providing a wide-ranging examination of how religion interacts with the news by applying the insights of history, sociology, and cultural studies to an analysis of media, faith, and the points at which they meet, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media is the go-to volume for both secular and religious journalists and journalism educators, scholars in media studies, journalism studies, religious studies, and American studies. Divided into five sections, this handbook explores the historical relationship between religion and journalism in the USA, how religion is covered in different media, how different religions are reported on, the main narratives of religion coverage, and the religious press.

Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America

by Charles L. Cohen

Author	: Charles L. Cohen
Publisher	: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages	: 396
Release	: 2008-07-09
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9780299225742

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Explores how a variety of print media—religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons, pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary “Bible-zines”—have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith since the Civil War

The Media and Religion in American History

by William David Sloan

Author	: William David Sloan
Publisher	: Vision Press (NM)
Total Pages	: 324
Release	: 2000
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	:

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One of the most common misconceptions about the history of mass communication is that the media and religion have always been natural enemies. Contrary to that popular notion, religion has played a prominent role throughout the history of America's mass media. It was integral to the founding and development of the media during the formative stages, and much of the essential character of the media has religious underpinnings.

Unsecular Media

by Mark Silk

Author	: Mark Silk
Publisher	: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages	: 204
Release	: 1998-01-15
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9780252067426

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Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Max Frankel characterized Unsecular Media as a book that "leaves you thinking about the saintly role that religion has acquired in our allegedly irreligious media." Mark Silk's book is the first to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of how American news media cover religion.

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition

by Bruce David Forbes

Author	: Bruce David Forbes
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Total Pages	: 459
Release	: 2017-03-01
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0520965221

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The connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. With seventy-five percent new content, the third edition of this multifaceted and popular collection has been revised and updated throughout to provide greater religious diversity in its topics and address critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture. Ideal for classroom use, this expanded volume gives increased attention to the implications of digital culture and the increasingly interactive quality of popular culture provides a framework to help students understand and appreciate the work in diverse fields, methods, and perspectives contains an updated introduction, discussion questions, and other instructional tools

Religion and Popular Culture in America

by Bruce David Forbes

Author	: Bruce David Forbes
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Total Pages	: 344
Release	: 2005-11-17
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 9780520246898

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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: “A solid introduction to the dialogue between the disciplines of cultural studies and religion…. A substantive foundation for subsequent exploration.”—Religious Studies Review “A splendid collection of lively essays by fourteen scholars dealing with religion and popular culture on the contemporary American scene.”—Choice

Media and Religion

by Daniel A. Stout

Author	: Daniel A. Stout
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 218
Release	: 2013-06-17
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 1136512357

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This text examines the history, theory, cultural context, and professional aspects of media and religion. While religion has been explored more fully in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and the humanities, there is no clear bridge of understanding to the communication discipline. Daniel A. Stout tackles this issue by providing a roadmap for examining this understudied area so that discussions about media and religion can more easily proceed. Offering great breadth, this text covers key concepts and historical highlights; world religions, denominations, and cultural religion; and religion and specific media genres. The text also includes key terms and questions to ponder for every chapter, and concludes with an in-class learning activity that can be used to encourage students to explore the media–religion interface and review the essential ideas presented in the book. Media and Religion is an ideal introduction for undergraduate students in need of a foundation for this emerging field.

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition

by Bruce David Forbes

Author	: Bruce David Forbes
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Total Pages	: 458
Release	: 2017-03
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0520291468

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"Since 2000, Religion and Popular Culture in America has been one [of the] standard books used in teaching this area of study. Modestly updated in 2005, it continues to be taught in colleges, universities and theological schools across the continent. The basic four-part structure of Religion and Popular Culture in America remains sound and is a feature that appeals to many who have taught the volume. Section One, Religion in Popular Culture, examines the way traditional religious symbols, narratives, and forms of religious practice appear in popular culture. Section Two, Popular Culture in Religion, considers how religion takes on and is reshaped by styles and values of popular culture. Section Three, Popular Culture as Religion, explores the ways that aspects of popular culture and their reception might be considered to be forms of religion. Section Four, Religion and Popular Culture in Dialogue, introduces religiously based critiques of popular culture and ways that popular culture articulates common critiques of religion. The third edition maintains the structure and basic length of the current edition and retains Forbes' introductory framework and update versions of key essay. But they replace many of the more dated subjects with new material drawing on more contemporary examples. A concluding essay by Mahan organizes key insights from the essays and relates them to the theories of popular culture illuminated in the introduction"--Provided by publisher.