Intro -- The Handbook on Religion and Communication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I Theoretical Background -- 1 Academic Approaches to Communication, Media, and Religion -- 2 Communication, Media, and Religion Research: Theoretical Roots -- 3 Theology and Communication -- 4 Religious Traditions and Ethics in Communication -- Part II Theological Perspectives -- 5 Christianity and the Mass Media -- 6 Communication in Judaism and Islam -- 7 Religious Communication in Asia -- 8 African Religions and Communication -- 9 Atheism and the Media -- Part III Religions as Actors -- 10 Religious Broadcasting: An Overview, 2000-2021 -- 11 Religious Personalities and Televangelism -- 12 Public Relations and Advertising -- 13 "Survival and Salvation": Religious Situational Crisis Communication Strategies -- 14 Web Presence -- Part IV Individual Religious Communication -- 15 Pastoral Ministry and Communication -- 16 Piety, Religious Identity, and the Media -- 17 Youth, Education, and Media -- Part V Media Institutions -- 18 Mediatization -- 19 Reporting Religion News -- 20 Entertainment -- 21 Religion and Film -- 22 Documentary Film and Religious Faith in Historical Perspective -- Part VI Functional Perspectives -- 23 The Role of Media in Creating Communities of Religious Belief and Identity -- 24 Religion and Meaning -- 25 Religious Rituals, Pilgrimages, Festivals, and Media: Exploring the Interface -- 26 Death, Spirituality, and Digital Afterlife -- |