Religion and Prime Time Television
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Religion and Prime Time Television
By (Author) Michael Suman
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
28th October 1997
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Religion: general
Television
261.52
Physical Properties
Hardback
192
Description
How is religion portrayed on prime time entertainment television and what effect does this have on our society This book brings together the opinions of all the important factions involved in this important public policy debate, including religious figures (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Freethinkersliberal and conservative), academics, media critics and journalists, and representatives of the entertainment industry. The debate provides contrasting views on how much and what type of religion should be on entertainment television and what relationship this has with the health of our society. Many contributors also offer strategies for how to reform the present situation. This is an important work that delineates the debate for the layperson as well as researchers, scholars, and policymakers.
Reviews
"The diversity of views expressed is a strength of this text...[This] is a useful set of essays/speeches"-Interact, Vol 4, #1, 1999
The diversity of views expressed is a strength of this text...[This] is a useful set of essays/speeches-Interact, Vol 4, #1, 1999
The mere fact of this book's existence should please anyone interested in religion and television. That it contains such a diversity of good material makes it doubly welcome.-media development
The 18 chapters on the controversy about prime-time TV presented here would make an excellent group reading and discussion series.-Church and Synagogue Libraries
"The 18 chapters on the controversy about prime-time TV presented here would make an excellent group reading and discussion series."-Church and Synagogue Libraries
"The mere fact of this book's existence should please anyone interested in religion and television. That it contains such a diversity of good material makes it doubly welcome."-media development
Author Bio
MICHAEL SUMAN is Research Director of the UCLA Center for Communication Policy and a member of the faculty of the UCLA Department of Communication Studies.
