Media and Religion in American History

by Sloan, William David

• ISBN13: 9781885219145
• ISBN10: 1885219148
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Vision Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction: Media History and Religion	vii
Evangelism and the Genesis of Printing in America	1	(16)
Julie Hedgepeth Williams
Puritans and Freedom of Expression	17	(15)
Julie Hedgepeth Williams
The Origins of the American Newspaper	32	(22)
Wm. David Sloan
Religion and Colonial Newspapers	54	(14)
David Copeland
The Evangelical Origins of Mass Media in America	68	(26)
David Paul Nord
The Origins of the Black Press	94	(10)
Bernell E. Tripp
Religious Newspapers and Antebellum Reform	104	(15)
Carol Sue Humphrey
The Mass Media and Revivalism in the Gilded Age	119	(15)
Bruce J. Evensen
Religion and Western Newspapers	134	(15)
Kyle Huckins
The Founding of The Christian Science Monitor	149	(17)
Julie Hedgepeth Williams
The Jewish Contribution to American Journalism	166	(20)
Stephen J. Whitefield
The Evangelical Origins of Muckraking	186	(20)
Bruce J. Evensen
The Religious Roots of Sigma Delta Chi	206	(11)
Judith M. Buddenbaum
Journalists and the Great Monkey Trial	217	(13)
Marvin N. Olasky
The Church and the Debate over Radio	230	(14)
Robert S. Fortner
The Foundations of Evangelical Publishing	244	(17)
Michael A. Longinow
Protestant Press Relations	261	(14)
John P. Ferre
The National Courier, News, and Religious Ideology	275	(16)
John D. Keeler
J. Douglas Tarpley
Michael R. Smith
Editor/Authors	291