ABSTRACT
This Reader brings together a selection of key writings to explore the relationship between religion, media and cultures of everyday life. It provides an overview of the main debates and developments in this growing field, focusing on four major themes:
- Religion, spirituality and consumer culture
- Media and the transformation of religion
- The sacred senses: visual, material and audio culture
- Religion, and the ethics of media and culture.
This collection is an invaluable resource for students, academics and researchers wanting a deeper understanding of religion and contemporary culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|64 pages
Religion, spirituality and consumer culture
part II|60 pages
Media and the transformation of religion
chapter 8|9 pages
Why has religion gone public again?
Towards a theory of media and religious re-publicization
chapter 10|11 pages
Religion and authority in a remix culture
How a late night TV host became an authority on religion
chapter 11|9 pages
The Angel of Broadway
The transformative dynamics of religion, media, gender, and commodification
part III|72 pages
The sacred senses
part IV|48 pages
Religion and the ethics of media and culture
