The Electronic Church in the Digital Age: Cultural Impacts of Evangelical Mass Media [2 volumes]

by Daniel A. Stout; Sr. Mark Ward

Publisher:

Praeger

, 2016

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.

Features

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

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

Product Details

• Title: The Electronic Church in the Digital Age: Cultural Impacts of Evangelical Mass Media [2 volumes]
• Authors: Daniel A. Stout, Sr. Mark Ward
• Publisher: Praeger
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBN: 9798216078210
• Resource ID: LLS:9798216078210
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-15T07:24:27Z

About the Authors

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