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Title	Readings on religion as news / edited by Judith M. Buddenbaum and Debra L. Mason.
Imprint	Ames : Iowa State University Press, 2000.
Edition	1st ed.

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Subject	Mass media in religion -- United States -- Influence.
	Mass media in religion -- United States.
	Christianity and culture -- United States.
Alt Name	Buddenbaum, Judith Mitchell, 1941-
	Mason, Debra L.

Table of Contents
	Preface
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Ideological Journalism in a New Jerusalem			1
	1	Early Press Philosophy and Practice		3
			Benjamin Harris: Philosophy and First News	4
			Samuel Kneeland's Philosophy of News	5
			Jeremiah Collier's Reflections on a Storm and Shipwreck	6
			Confession of a Woman Accused of Murder	7
			Extract from the Designs for the Georgia Colony	9
			Benjamin Franklin's Apology for Printers	10
	2	Playing God and Playing for Power		17
			An Open Letter Defending Inoculation	19
			Frank Scammony Questions Inoculation	21
			A Dialogue between a Clergyman and a Layman, Concerning Inoculation	25
			Silence Dogood on Hypocrisy	27
	3	The Great Awakening		31
			A Report on George Whitefield in New York	33
			Letter from a Writer in New England to Friends in South Carolina	35
			Commentary on George Whitefield's Criticism of Harvard	36
			A Letter to George Whitefield from Thomas Young	40
	4	Religion and Revolution		43
			Commentary on the Stamp Act	44
			The First Book of the MARKS: A Commentary on the Stamp Act	48
			A Resolution Concerning the Anglican Order of Worship	50
			Seasonable Reflections on the Conduct of the Puritans	51
	5	Disestablishment and Its Discontents		55
			The Need for a Common Religion with Limited Tolerance for Others	58
			A DIALOGUE between Orator Puff and Peter Easy, on the Proposed Plan or Frame of Government	60
			The Jews of Rhode Island Welcome the President, with Reply from George Washington	63
			Religious Tyranny Yet Practiced in Certain Parts of the United States	65
			Commentary on Prayer in Time of War	68
			Jefferson the Infidel	68
Pt. 2	Personal Journalism for a Protestant America			71
	6	The Missionary Spirit		75
			The Missionary Cause	77
			Our Own Family	81
			Mission to the Slaves	85
			Christian Missionaries	86
	7	The Birth of Modern Religion Reporting		89
			From "Awful Disclosures by Maria Monk"	91
			Holy Evergreens	93
			Religion and Salvation	95
			Bible Society Anniversary	96
			Religious Intelligence	97
			A Revival in Saratoga Springs	98
	8	Anti-Catholicism in 19th-Century America		101
			Riots in Philadelphia	103
			The Philadelphia Riots	109
			The Bible in the Election	113
			Dr. Cheever on the Bible in Schools	114
			Trouble in the Wigwam	118
	9	The Mormon Question		121
			The Mormon Massacre	123
			Carthage	123
			Two Hours with Brigham Young	127
			Polygamy, Politics and the Union Pacific Railroad	133
	10	A Nation Divided		137
			A Petition from Baptists in Missouri Concerning Slavery and Statehood	138
			Mr. Douglas on the Preachers	141
			Praying for the Union	142
			Morals of the North	143
			Church and State	144
	11	The "Jesus Newspaper"		149
			Unique Idea in the History of Journalism	151
			The Topeka Capital This Week	152
			The Saturday Evening Edition	155
			The Devil at Topeka	156
			The Sheldon Edition of the Capital	158
	12	Revivalism		161
			First State Convention of the Y.M.C.A. of Ohio	162
			Moody's Start	168
			Aged Missionary's Tour	170
			Billy Sunday on the Rampage at Columbus, Ohio	171
			A New Mission	173
			Weird Babel of Tongues	175
	13	The Spirit of Reform		177
			Reform through Social Work	179
			Against Cigarettes	189
			Sunday Preaches to Record Crowds	190
	14	Faith, Science and Scripture		197
			Who Is Fundamental?	199
			Fosdick	200
			Baptists	202
			Science Serves God	202
			Why the Anti-Evolution Law Was Introduced	203
			Evolution Case Serious Matter to Older Folk	207
	15	Pulling Together		211
			Bigotry Imperils All, Murphy Says	213
			Use of Nation's Force in Spirit of Policing Urged by Sockman, Who Decries Hatred	216
			War Ban on Liquor Urged by Women	217
			Clergymen, Writers Ask End to Bombings	218
			Sect Members Ask Draft Exemption	219
			Compulsory Salute to Flag Barred by High Court Decision	221
Pt. 3	Detached Journalism in a Changing World			225
	16	Consensus Religion		229
			Great Religious Revival to Continue Sixth Week	230
			Revival Stirs "Colonel Zack"	233
			Trends in American Religious Life (Part I)	234
			Trends in American Religious Life (Part II)	239
			Trends in American Religious Life (Part III)	244
	17	Winds of Change		251
			A Catholic for President?	253
			Ecumenical Meeting in Rome Opens	260
	18	The Death of God		265
			Toward a Hidden God	266
	19	All God's Children		281
			How to Read Manifesto	283
			A Church for Homosexuals	286
			Faith and the Revolution Are Intertwined for Padre Jaime	291
			Bishops Call Arms Race "A Curse on Mankind," Vote 238-9 for Letter	295
	20	The Electronic Church		299
			Religious Broadcasting Becomes Big Business, Spreading Across U.S.	302
			Richmonders Watching Shows at 2 1/2 Times National Rate	308
			Roberts Faces New Challenges on the Televangelist Front	312
	21	God and the Ballot Box		317
			A Revivalist Breeze Blows Across the Country	318
			Clout from the Religious Right: Vote	324
			For Jackson, Religion and Politics Mix into Formidable Campaign Force	329
			What Ever Happened to God's Left Wing?	333
			For Muslim Voters in Presidential Race, Party Lines Are Nothing Sacred	339
Pt. 4	Coping with Diversity, Connecting to Readers			345
	22	Culture Wars and Hot-Button Issues		349
			Life and Death Choices: Anti-Abortion Faction Tries to Justify Homicide	350
			Cloning of Dolly Poses Challenge to Local Religious, Ethics Leaders	354
			A Complicated Calling: Homosexuals Seeking Place and Peace in Clergy	358
	23	Church and State		365
			Religious Right Using Arm of Law to Push Its Agenda	367
			Sect Members Go on Trial in Baby's Death	371
			The Bible Is Their Playbook	375
	24	Pluralism Takes Hold		381
			Keeping the Faith	382
			Buddhism Takes Root as Mainstream Religion	394
			Hinduism Community Large and Growing in U.S.	400
			Computerized Faith	404
	25	Spiritual Journeys		411
			"New Age" Religionists Head for the Hills	412
			In Search of the Sacred	420
	26	God and Mammon		427
			Thou Shalt Not Lie	428
			Churchgoers Are Putting Smaller Portion of Their Incomes into Collection Plates	437
			Small Bookstores Struggle in Fight against Goliaths	441
	27	Insights into Interpretations		445
			Bible Scholars Vote: What Did Jesus Say or Not Say?	447
			The Reverend: He Was a Preacher	452
			Heresy Charge Leveled after Women Recast Church Imagery	458
			Unchained Melody	463
			Do No Harm - Part IV	470
	28	Toward a New Millennium		475
			Dead End for the Mainline?	477
			Pentecostals Black, White Aim to Heal Racial Rift	481
			Altering an Institution	484
			New Millennium Filling Minds with Things Fantastic	490
	Acknowledgments			497

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Subject	Mass media in religion -- United States -- Influence.
	Mass media in religion -- United States.
	Christianity and culture -- United States.
Alt Name	Buddenbaum, Judith Mitchell, 1941-
	Mason, Debra L.
Description	1 online resource (xx, 501 pages)
Edition	1st ed.
Contents	Early press philosophy and practice -- Playing God and playing for power -- Great Awakening -- Religion and revolution -- Disestablishment and its discontents -- Missionary spirit -- Birth of modern religion reporting -- Anti-Catholicism in 19th-century America -- Mormon question -- Nation divided -- "Jesus newspaper" -- Revivalism -- Spirit of reform -- Faith, science and scripture -- Pulling together -- Consensus religion -- Winds of change -- Death of God -- All God's children -- Electronic church -- God and the ballot box -- Culture wars and hot-button issues -- Church and state -- Pluralism takes hold -- Spiritual journeys -- God and Mammon -- Insights into interpretations -- Toward a new millennium.
Note	Print version record.
ISBN	0585200106 (electronic bk.)
	9780585200101 (electronic bk.)
	0813829267 (alk. paper)
OCLC #	44955143
Additional Format	Print version: Readings on religion as news. 1st ed. Ames : Iowa State University Press, 2000 0813829267 (DLC) 99047158 (OCoLC)42397808

Table of Contents
	Preface
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Ideological Journalism in a New Jerusalem			1
	1	Early Press Philosophy and Practice		3
			Benjamin Harris: Philosophy and First News	4
			Samuel Kneeland's Philosophy of News	5
			Jeremiah Collier's Reflections on a Storm and Shipwreck	6
			Confession of a Woman Accused of Murder	7
			Extract from the Designs for the Georgia Colony	9
			Benjamin Franklin's Apology for Printers	10
	2	Playing God and Playing for Power		17
			An Open Letter Defending Inoculation	19
			Frank Scammony Questions Inoculation	21
			A Dialogue between a Clergyman and a Layman, Concerning Inoculation	25
			Silence Dogood on Hypocrisy	27
	3	The Great Awakening		31
			A Report on George Whitefield in New York	33
			Letter from a Writer in New England to Friends in South Carolina	35
			Commentary on George Whitefield's Criticism of Harvard	36
			A Letter to George Whitefield from Thomas Young	40
	4	Religion and Revolution		43
			Commentary on the Stamp Act	44
			The First Book of the MARKS: A Commentary on the Stamp Act	48
			A Resolution Concerning the Anglican Order of Worship	50
			Seasonable Reflections on the Conduct of the Puritans	51
	5	Disestablishment and Its Discontents		55
			The Need for a Common Religion with Limited Tolerance for Others	58
			A DIALOGUE between Orator Puff and Peter Easy, on the Proposed Plan or Frame of Government	60
			The Jews of Rhode Island Welcome the President, with Reply from George Washington	63
			Religious Tyranny Yet Practiced in Certain Parts of the United States	65
			Commentary on Prayer in Time of War	68
			Jefferson the Infidel	68
Pt. 2	Personal Journalism for a Protestant America			71
	6	The Missionary Spirit		75
			The Missionary Cause	77
			Our Own Family	81
			Mission to the Slaves	85
			Christian Missionaries	86
	7	The Birth of Modern Religion Reporting		89
			From "Awful Disclosures by Maria Monk"	91
			Holy Evergreens	93
			Religion and Salvation	95
			Bible Society Anniversary	96
			Religious Intelligence	97
			A Revival in Saratoga Springs	98
	8	Anti-Catholicism in 19th-Century America		101
			Riots in Philadelphia	103
			The Philadelphia Riots	109
			The Bible in the Election	113
			Dr. Cheever on the Bible in Schools	114
			Trouble in the Wigwam	118
	9	The Mormon Question		121
			The Mormon Massacre	123
			Carthage	123
			Two Hours with Brigham Young	127
			Polygamy, Politics and the Union Pacific Railroad	133
	10	A Nation Divided		137
			A Petition from Baptists in Missouri Concerning Slavery and Statehood	138
			Mr. Douglas on the Preachers	141
			Praying for the Union	142
			Morals of the North	143
			Church and State	144
	11	The "Jesus Newspaper"		149
			Unique Idea in the History of Journalism	151
			The Topeka Capital This Week	152
			The Saturday Evening Edition	155
			The Devil at Topeka	156
			The Sheldon Edition of the Capital	158
	12	Revivalism		161
			First State Convention of the Y.M.C.A. of Ohio	162
			Moody's Start	168
			Aged Missionary's Tour	170
			Billy Sunday on the Rampage at Columbus, Ohio	171
			A New Mission	173
			Weird Babel of Tongues	175
	13	The Spirit of Reform		177
			Reform through Social Work	179
			Against Cigarettes	189
			Sunday Preaches to Record Crowds	190
	14	Faith, Science and Scripture		197
			Who Is Fundamental?	199
			Fosdick	200
			Baptists	202
			Science Serves God	202
			Why the Anti-Evolution Law Was Introduced	203
			Evolution Case Serious Matter to Older Folk	207
	15	Pulling Together		211
			Bigotry Imperils All, Murphy Says	213
			Use of Nation's Force in Spirit of Policing Urged by Sockman, Who Decries Hatred	216
			War Ban on Liquor Urged by Women	217
			Clergymen, Writers Ask End to Bombings	218
			Sect Members Ask Draft Exemption	219
			Compulsory Salute to Flag Barred by High Court Decision	221
Pt. 3	Detached Journalism in a Changing World			225
	16	Consensus Religion		229
			Great Religious Revival to Continue Sixth Week	230
			Revival Stirs "Colonel Zack"	233
			Trends in American Religious Life (Part I)	234
			Trends in American Religious Life (Part II)	239
			Trends in American Religious Life (Part III)	244
	17	Winds of Change		251
			A Catholic for President?	253
			Ecumenical Meeting in Rome Opens	260
	18	The Death of God		265
			Toward a Hidden God	266
	19	All God's Children		281
			How to Read Manifesto	283
			A Church for Homosexuals	286
			Faith and the Revolution Are Intertwined for Padre Jaime	291
			Bishops Call Arms Race "A Curse on Mankind," Vote 238-9 for Letter	295
	20	The Electronic Church		299
			Religious Broadcasting Becomes Big Business, Spreading Across U.S.	302
			Richmonders Watching Shows at 2 1/2 Times National Rate	308
			Roberts Faces New Challenges on the Televangelist Front	312
	21	God and the Ballot Box		317
			A Revivalist Breeze Blows Across the Country	318
			Clout from the Religious Right: Vote	324
			For Jackson, Religion and Politics Mix into Formidable Campaign Force	329
			What Ever Happened to God's Left Wing?	333
			For Muslim Voters in Presidential Race, Party Lines Are Nothing Sacred	339
Pt. 4	Coping with Diversity, Connecting to Readers			345
	22	Culture Wars and Hot-Button Issues		349
			Life and Death Choices: Anti-Abortion Faction Tries to Justify Homicide	350
			Cloning of Dolly Poses Challenge to Local Religious, Ethics Leaders	354
			A Complicated Calling: Homosexuals Seeking Place and Peace in Clergy	358
	23	Church and State		365
			Religious Right Using Arm of Law to Push Its Agenda	367
			Sect Members Go on Trial in Baby's Death	371
			The Bible Is Their Playbook	375
	24	Pluralism Takes Hold		381
			Keeping the Faith	382
			Buddhism Takes Root as Mainstream Religion	394
			Hinduism Community Large and Growing in U.S.	400
			Computerized Faith	404
	25	Spiritual Journeys		411
			"New Age" Religionists Head for the Hills	412
			In Search of the Sacred	420
	26	God and Mammon		427
			Thou Shalt Not Lie	428
			Churchgoers Are Putting Smaller Portion of Their Incomes into Collection Plates	437
			Small Bookstores Struggle in Fight against Goliaths	441
	27	Insights into Interpretations		445
			Bible Scholars Vote: What Did Jesus Say or Not Say?	447
			The Reverend: He Was a Preacher	452
			Heresy Charge Leveled after Women Recast Church Imagery	458
			Unchained Melody	463
			Do No Harm - Part IV	470
	28	Toward a New Millennium		475
			Dead End for the Mainline?	477
			Pentecostals Black, White Aim to Heal Racial Rift	481
			Altering an Institution	484
			New Millennium Filling Minds with Things Fantastic	490
	Acknowledgments			497

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