Media, Religion and Culture : An Introduction (Hardcover)

Foreword by Stewart M. Hoover Section One: Religious Identity in Media Cultures 1. RELATING MEDIA, RELIGION AND CULTURE Consuming Oprah’s Products, Consuming Oprah’s Spirit - Kathryn Lofton Telegraphing as Spirit - Jeremy Stolow 2. MAKING AND ARTICULATING RELIGIOUS IDENTITY When Gods Fall (Off their Bike) - Pete Ward Digital Storytelling and Narratives of Identity: Abel’s Story - Lynn Schofield Clark 3. BELIEVING AND PRACTICING IN A DIGITAL WORLD Mom Blogs and the Religion of Everyday Life - Deborah Whitehead Online Puja and Puja Online: Believing and Practicing in a Digital World - Grace Chiou Section Two: Religion in the Midst of Change 4. OLD AND NEW MEDIA Gaming the End Times - Rachel Wagner Codex to Kindle - Michael Hemenway 5. STABILITY AND CHANGE Alt-Muslim: Media Spaces for a Modern Muslim Voice - Nabil Echchaibi Religious Tracts in the 18th Century - David Morgan 6. ORGANIZED RELIGION IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL MEDIA Wicca and Religious Freedom Networking in the Digital Age - Sarah Pike Advertising that "I’m a Mormon" - Benjamin Thevenin Section Three: Ethics and Esthetics 7. TO CENSOR, SHAPE, OR ENGAGE MEDIA AND THE ARTS? Koshering the Cell Phone - Heidi A. Campbell Muslim Monsters - Sophia Shafi 8. READING, LISTENING, WATCHING Creating Mythology through Cinematography - S. Brent Plate Katy Perry’s Firework - Dan Clanton 9. CASE STUDIES