Table of Contents
Media and Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
I. Frameworks for Studying Media and Religion . . 3
A. Religious Studies/Sociology of Religion . . . . 3
B. Philosophy/Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
C. Cultural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
D. Rhetorical Analysis and Content Analysis . . . 6
II. Relation of Different Media and Religion:
(1) Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A. Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
III. Relation of Different Media and Religion:
(2) Broadcast and Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
A. Broadcasting and Entertainment . . . . . . . . . .11
B. Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
C. Popular Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
D. Studying Religious Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
E. Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
IV. Relation of Different Media and Religion:
(3) Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
A. Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
B. Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
V. Communication Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
A. Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
B. Structures of Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
C. Cultural Contexts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
D. Theological Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Additional Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Recommended Citation
Soukup, Paul A. S.J.
(2002)
"Media and Religion,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 21:
No.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol21/iss2/1
