Christianity and the mass media in America : toward a democratic accommodation / / Quentin J. Schultze

• Autore: Schultze Quentin J (Quentin James), <1952->
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, MI : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 440 pages)
• Disciplina: 261.5/2/0973
• Soggetto topico: Mass media in religion - United States; Mass media - Religious aspects - Christianity
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-422) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Conversing about faith and media in America -- Praising technology : evangelical populism embraces American futurism -- Leading the tribes out of exile : the religious press discerns broadcasting -- Converting to consumerism : evangelical radio embraces the market -- Searching for communion : the Christian metanarrative meets popular mythology -- Communing with civil sin : mainstream media purge evil -- Discerning professional journalism : reporters adopt fundamentalist discourse -- Praising democracy : embracing religion in a mass-mediated society.
• Sommario/riassunto: The mass media and religious groups in America regularly argue about news bias, sex and violence on television, movie censorship, advertiser boycotts, broadcast and film content rating systems, government regulation of the media, the role of mass evangelism in a democracy, and many other issues. In the United States the major disputes between religion and the media usually have involved Christian churches or parachurch ministries, on the one hand, and the so-called secular media, on the other.
• Titolo autorizzato: Christianity and the mass media in America
• ISBN: 1-62895-186-9; 0-87013-952-5; 1-4294-8041-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821255603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rhetoric and public affairs series.