Prime-Time Religion
An Encyclopedia of Religious Broadcasting
Published on 16. January 1997
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-89774-902-2 (ISBN)
Description
Introducing the first authoritative guide to cover every aspect of religious broadcasting from its inception in 1921 to the present. Prime Time Religion contains over 430 entries chosen for their historical importance, national or international impact, exemplary nature, and longevity in the field of religious broadcasting. The book covers all religious groups who have turned to radio and television to promote their messages.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1003 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89774-902-2 (9780897749022)
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Persons
J. Gordon Melton is director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, CA, and the author of more than 40 books on American and world religion.
Phillip Charles Lucas, PhD, teaches American religion at Stetson University in Deland, FL. His monograph, The Odyssey of a New Religion: The Holy Order of MANS from New Age to Orthodoxy was published in 1995.
Jon R. Stone, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and university lecturer in the English Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. His published works include A Guide to the End of the World: Popular Eschatology in America; Latin for the Illiterati; and On the Boundaries of American Evangelicalism: The Postwar Evangelical Coalition.
Phillip Charles Lucas, PhD, teaches American religion at Stetson University in Deland, FL. His monograph, The Odyssey of a New Religion: The Holy Order of MANS from New Age to Orthodoxy was published in 1995.
Jon R. Stone, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and university lecturer in the English Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. His published works include A Guide to the End of the World: Popular Eschatology in America; Latin for the Illiterati; and On the Boundaries of American Evangelicalism: The Postwar Evangelical Coalition.
Content
Preface Introduction by J. Gordon Melton Entries Appendix A: National Religious Broadcasters, Founders Appendix B: National Religious Broadcasters, Presiding Chairmen Appendix C: National Religious Broadcasters, Broadcasting Hall of Fame Appendix D: Blease Amendment to the Dill Radio Control Bill of 1926 Appendix E: Sustaining Time Appendix F: Christian Colleges and Universities with Broadcasting Programs Appendix G: Selected Historic Highlights of Religious Broadcasting Appendix H: Selected Bibliography Index