Overview

This two-volume set investigates the evangelical presence in America as experienced through digital media, examining current evangelical ideologies regarding education, politics, family, and government. Evangelical broadcasting has greatly expanded its footprint in the digital age. This informative text acquaints readers with how the electronic church of today spreads its message through Internet podcasts, social networking, religious radio programs, and televised sermons; how mass media forms the institution's modern identity; and what the future of the industry holds as mobile church apps, Christian-based video games, and online worship become the norm. The work—split into two volumes—reveals the ways that the Christian broadcast community affects evangelical traditions and influences American society in general. Volume 1 explores how electronic media shapes today's Christian subculture, while the second volume describes how the electronic church impacts the wider American culture, analyzing what key figures in evangelical mass media are saying about today's religious, political, economic, and social issues. The set concludes by addressing criticism about religious media and the prospects of American public discourse to accomodate both secular and religious voices. Compares and contrasts evangelical media across time and across platforms Provides insight into the influence of the electronic church in the digital age Documents the reach of the electronic church through radio, TV, and digital media Reports what evangelical mass media is saying about today's key issues Considers how voices within religious mass media persuade or dissuade the American public with their discourse

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Author:   Mark Ward, Sr. ,  Mark Lee Ward, Sr.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.497kg
ISBN:  

9781440829901

ISBN 10:   144082990
Pages:   611
Publication Date:   10 November 2015
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword by Daniel A. Stout Acknowledgments Introduction by Mark Ward Sr. Chapter One: What If? A Counterfactual Reconsideration of the Electronic Church Mark Ward Sr. Part I: Engaging American Life Chapter Two: Focus on the (Changing) Family: A Hot Message Encounters a Cool Medium Christy Mesaros-Winckles and Andrew O. Winckles Chapter Three: Money and the Electronic Church: Decoding Dave Ramsey's Debt-Free Gospel Stephanie A. Martin Chapter Four: The Electronic Church Goes to School: Evangelical Media Discourses on Education Casey Hart Part II: Engaging American Discourse Chapter Five: Conservative Talk Radio, Religious Style: When You Need Some Moral Outrage John Sumser Chapter Six: Resisting Pluralism: Evangelical Media Framing of the Role of Faith in American Politics Scott W. Dunn and J. Adam Tyler Chapter Seven: A Faithful Remnant: Evangelical Media and the Choice between ""God and Man"" John Katsion Part III: Engaging the American Idea Chapter Eight: The ""Christian Nation"" Thesis and the Evangelical Echo Chamber Sean Connable Chapter Nine: The ""War on Christianity"" and the Construction of Identity in Evangelical Media Christopher M. Duerringer Chapter Ten: American Apocalypse: Portrayals of Islam and Judaism in the Post-9/11 Electronic Church Shaheen Pasha Appendix A: Chronology of the Electronic Church Appendix B: Major Networks and Personalities About the Editor and Contributors Index"

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Mark Ward Sr., PhD, is assistant professor of communication at the University of Houston-Victoria.

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