Religion and Media in America (eBook)

Anthony Hatcher (Autor)

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2018
296 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-1445-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Religion and Media in America is a qualitative study of six distinct ways religion, especially Christianity, has been woven into American popular and civic culture. It uses historical and contemporary analysis to explore how Christianity both adapts to and is affected by new media forms.

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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.

Autor

Anthony Hatcher is associate professor of communications at Elon University.

Inhalt

IntroductionPart One: Civil ReligionChapter One. Moral Mondays in the South: God-Talk, Christian Activism, and Civil Disobedience in the Digital Age Chapter Two. So Blessed by God: Adding the Almighty to the Pledge of Allegiance to the FlagPart Two: Religion and EntertainmentChapter Three. God Wants His Stars Everywhere: The Media Mission of Actors, Models, & Talent for ChristChapter Four. Sacramental Pilgrimage: Catholicism, Humanism, Spirituality, and Community Along The WayPart Three: Sacred and Profane MediaChapter Five. Copyrighting God: Translating, Publishing, Marketing, and Selling the BibleChapter Six. Jesus Laughed: The Uses and Abuses of Religious SatireBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2018
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Bible • biblical translation • Christianity • Christianity and Culture • Communication • Copyright • Media Studies • Moral Mondays • Pledge of Allegiance • popular culture • Religion • Religion and Culture • Religion and Entertainment • Religion and Film • religious satire • Social Science
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-1445-6 / 1498514456
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-1445-3 / 9781498514453