{"product_id":"9781119671558","title":"The Handbook of Religion and Communication","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal Handbooks in Media and Communication Research\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Religion and Communication\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYoel Cohen | Paul A. Soukup\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Communication Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a contemporary view of the intertwined relationship of communication and religion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Religion and Communication \u003c\/i\u003epresents a detailed investigation of the complex interaction between media and religion, offering diverse perspectives on how both traditional and new media sources continue to impact religious belief and practice across multiple faiths around the globe. Contributions from leading international scholars address key themes such as the changing role of religious authority in the digital age, the role of media in cultural shifts away from religious institutions, and the ways modern technologies have transformed how religion is communicated and portrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into five parts, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a state-of-the-art overview of the subject’s intellectual landscape, introducing the historical background, theoretical foundations, and major academic approaches to communication, media, and religion. Subsequent sections focus on institutional and functional perspectives, theological and cultural approaches, and new approaches in digital technologies. The essays provide insight into a wide range of topics, including religious use of media, religious identity, audience gratification, religious broadcasting, religious content in entertainment, films and religion, news reporting about religion, race and gender, the sex-religion matrix, religious crisis communication, public relations and advertising, televangelism, pastoral ministry, death and the media, online religion, future directions in religious communication, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the increasing role of media in creating religious identity and communicating religious experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the development and evolution of the communication practices of various religious bodies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all major media sources including radio, television, film, press, digital online content, and social media platforms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents key empirical research, real-world case studies, and illustrative examples throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncompasses a variety of perspectives, including individual and institutional actors, academic and theoretical areas, and different forms of communication media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores media and religion in Judeo-Christian traditions, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, religions of Africa, Atheism, and others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Religion and Communication \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential resource for scholars, academic researchers, practical theologians, seminarians, mass communication researchers, and undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on media and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOEL COHEN\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Mass Communication, and former Chair of The School of Communication, at Ariel University, Israel. He is a chairperson of the Religion and Communication working group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGod, Jews and the Media: Religion and Israel's Media; Media Diplomacy;\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eSpiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL A. SOUKUP, S.J., \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor and past Head of the Department of Communication at Santa Clara University, where he teaches courses in technology, communication, and theology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCommunication and Theology a Christian Communication: A Bibliographical Survey Media;\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition,\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of\u003ci\u003e Mass Media and the Moral Imagination and Fidelity and Translation: Communicating the Bible in New Media\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 February 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119671558\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310667362444,"sku":"9781119671558","price":180.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119671558.jpg?v=1780205771","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119671558","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}