The Handbook of Religion and Communication Hardcover - 2023

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Despite ongoing cultural shifts away from religious institutions, religious belief and practice continue to be portrayed in film, television, and other traditional mass media sources. New communication technologies, social media platforms, and mobile internet devices are changing religious belief and practice, as well as offering innovative ways to communicate religion around the world.

The Handbook on Religion and Communication explores the contemporary landscape of communication, media, and religion in a truly global context. Contributions from leading international scholars provide a comprehensive view of the complex and increasingly intertwined relationship of media and religion in the digital age.

Representing a diverse range of religious traditions and academic perspectives, more than 30 chapters address key topics such as the changing role of religious authority, the impact of new media on religious identity, evolving theological and cultural approaches to religiosity, the use of mass media to communicate religious experience, and more.

Featuring comprehensive introductions to the academic study and foundational theories of religious communication, The Handbook on Religion and Communication is an essential resource for scholars, researchers, journalists, educators, those working in applied theology, seminarians, mass communication researchers, and undergraduate and graduate students.