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Media and Religion
Foundations of an Emerging Field
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....
Published December 11th 2011 by Routledge
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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media
Series: Religion and Society
Communication is at the heart of all religions. As an essential aspect of religion, communication occurs between believers, between religious leaders and followers, between proponents of different faiths, and even between practitioners and the deities. The desire to communicate with as well as...
Published June 1st 2010 by Routledge
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Framing Religion in the News
A Special Issue of the journal of Media and Religion
This special issue of the Journal of Media and Religion looks at how religion is framed when it is thrust into the public realm through mediated coverage of a particular event. The first article examines how the public debate about teaching evolution was framed by the press in Tennessee. The next...
Published April 30th 2003 by Routledge
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Religion and Television
A Special Issue of the journal of Media and Religion
This special issue presents four articles on the topic of religion and television. The first article analyzes five of the highest-rated television dramas from the 2000-2001 season in terms of "faith-based" media literacy. It strives for a more systematic and conceptually sound critique that gets...
Published January 31st 2003 by Routledge