The handbook of religion and communication
Newark:
John Wiley & Sons
(2023), 571 pp., index
ISBN 978-1-119-67160-2 (ebook); 978-1-119-67155-8 (print)
"Divided into five parts, the Handbook opens with a state-of-the-art overview of the subject’s intellectual landscape, introducing the historical background, theoretical foundations, and major academic approaches to communication, media, and religion. Subsequent sections focus on institutional and functional perspectives, theological and cultural approaches, and new approaches in digital technologies. The essays provide insight into a wide range of topics, including religious use of media, religious identity, audience gratification, religious broadcasting, religious content in entertainment, films and religion, news reporting about religion, race and gender, the sex-religion matrix, religious crisis communication, public relations and advertising, televangelism, pastoral ministry, death and the media, online religion, future directions in religious communication, and more." (Publisher)
Contents
I. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1 Academic Approaches to Media & Religion / Lynn Clark and Heidi Ippolito, 5
2 Religious Studies Approaches / Stephen Garner, 23
3 Theological Approaches / Paul Soukup, 39
4 Ethical Approaches / Robert Fortner, 55
II. THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
5 Christianity / Mary Catherine Kennedy, 69
6 Non-Christian Monotheism: Judaism, Islam / Yoel Cohen and Hadi Enayat, 83
7 Asian Religious Traditions: Buddhism, Hinduism / Keval J. Kumar and Anthony LeDuc, 99
8 Religions of Africa / Joseph Muyangata and Mark Fackler, 117
9 Atheism / Teemu Taira, 131
III. RELIGIONS AS ACTORS
10 Religious Broadcasting: An Overview, 2000-2021 / Jim McDonnell, 145
11 Religious Personalities and Televangelism / Paul Soukup, 165
12 Public Relations & Advertising / Carlo Nardella, 181
13 Religious Crisis Communication / Gregory Perreault, Mimi Perreault and Monica Crawford, 197
14 Web Presence / Amanda Sturgill, 213
IV. RELIGION COMMUNICATION CONNECTED TO INDIVIDUAL ACTION
15 Pastoral Ministry / Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, 229
16 Piety, Religious Identity / Peter Bobkowski and Damian Gazek, 241
17 Education / Mary Hess, 257
IV MEDIA INSTITUTIONS
18 Mediatisation / Knut Lundby, 271
19 News, reporting on religion / Yoel Cohen, 287
20 Entertainment / Allan Novaes, 301
21 Religion & Film / Joel Mayward, 315
22 Documentary Films About Religion / John Ferre, 337
V. FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
23 Social Functions & Religious Belief / Myna German, 351
24 Meaning making / Johannes Ehrat, 365
25 Rituals, Pilgrimages, Places, Festivals / Gnana Patrick, 383
26 Spirituality, Death and the Supernatural / Johanna Sumiala, 399
VI. CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
27 Race & Gender / Hwang Chiung, 415
28 Material Religion / Felicia Katz-Harris, 433
29 Sex / Ruth Tsuria and Jason Bartashius, 453
30 Authority / Alba Sabate and Miriam Diez Bosch, 469
31 Development Communication / Robert White, 487
V APPROACHES IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES
32 Internet, Mobile Technology / Joseph Lluis, 503
33 Online Religion / Chopra Rohit, 521
1 Academic Approaches to Media & Religion / Lynn Clark and Heidi Ippolito, 5
2 Religious Studies Approaches / Stephen Garner, 23
3 Theological Approaches / Paul Soukup, 39
4 Ethical Approaches / Robert Fortner, 55
II. THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
5 Christianity / Mary Catherine Kennedy, 69
6 Non-Christian Monotheism: Judaism, Islam / Yoel Cohen and Hadi Enayat, 83
7 Asian Religious Traditions: Buddhism, Hinduism / Keval J. Kumar and Anthony LeDuc, 99
8 Religions of Africa / Joseph Muyangata and Mark Fackler, 117
9 Atheism / Teemu Taira, 131
III. RELIGIONS AS ACTORS
10 Religious Broadcasting: An Overview, 2000-2021 / Jim McDonnell, 145
11 Religious Personalities and Televangelism / Paul Soukup, 165
12 Public Relations & Advertising / Carlo Nardella, 181
13 Religious Crisis Communication / Gregory Perreault, Mimi Perreault and Monica Crawford, 197
14 Web Presence / Amanda Sturgill, 213
IV. RELIGION COMMUNICATION CONNECTED TO INDIVIDUAL ACTION
15 Pastoral Ministry / Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, 229
16 Piety, Religious Identity / Peter Bobkowski and Damian Gazek, 241
17 Education / Mary Hess, 257
IV MEDIA INSTITUTIONS
18 Mediatisation / Knut Lundby, 271
19 News, reporting on religion / Yoel Cohen, 287
20 Entertainment / Allan Novaes, 301
21 Religion & Film / Joel Mayward, 315
22 Documentary Films About Religion / John Ferre, 337
V. FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
23 Social Functions & Religious Belief / Myna German, 351
24 Meaning making / Johannes Ehrat, 365
25 Rituals, Pilgrimages, Places, Festivals / Gnana Patrick, 383
26 Spirituality, Death and the Supernatural / Johanna Sumiala, 399
VI. CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
27 Race & Gender / Hwang Chiung, 415
28 Material Religion / Felicia Katz-Harris, 433
29 Sex / Ruth Tsuria and Jason Bartashius, 453
30 Authority / Alba Sabate and Miriam Diez Bosch, 469
31 Development Communication / Robert White, 487
V APPROACHES IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES
32 Internet, Mobile Technology / Joseph Lluis, 503
33 Online Religion / Chopra Rohit, 521
