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Media, Religion and Culture: An Introduction book cover

2nd Edition

Media, Religion and Culture An Introduction

By Jeffrey H. Mahan, James H. Thrall Copyright 2026
166 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Religion has always been shaped by the media of its time. Religious individuals, communities, and institutions use media as tools to communicate, but also as locations where they construct and express identity, practice religion, and build community. This lively book offers a comprehensive introduction to the contemporary field of religion, media, and culture. It explores the religious... Read more

List of Figures
Foreword
Preface

Part One: Religious Identity in Media Cultures

1. Relating Media, Religion, and Culture

2. Making and Articulating Religious Identity

3. Believing and Practicing in the Digital World

Part Two: Religion in the Midst of Change

4. Old and New Media 

5. Stability and Change

6. Organized Religion in the Age of Digital Media

Part Three: Ethics and Aesthetics

7. To Censor, Shape, or Engage Media and the Arts?

8. Read, Listen, Watch

9. Case Studies

Glossary of Key Terms
Index

Biography

Jeffrey H. Mahan is Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor Emeritus of Religion and Public Communication at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. He has also served as affiliate faculty at the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

James H. Thrall is Knight Distinguished Chair Emeritus for the Study of Religion and Culture at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.

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