Readings on Religion as News

Introduction.

Part 1: Ideological Journalism in a New Jerusalem.

1. Early Press Philosophy and Practice.

2. Playing God and Playing for Power.

3. The Great Awakening.

4. Religion and Revolution.

5. Disestablishment and Its Discontents.

Part 2: Personal Journalism for a Protestant America.

6. The Missionary Spirit.

7. The Birth of Modern religion Reporting.

8. Anti-Catholicism in 19th-Century America.

9. The Mormon Question.

10. A Nation Divided.

11. The "Jesus Newspaper.".

12. Revivalism.

13. The Spirit of Reform.

14. Faith, Science and Scripture.

15. Pulling Together.

Part 3: Detached Journalism in a Changing World.

16. Consensus Religion.

17. Winds of Change.

18. The Death of God.

19. All God's Children.

20. The Electronic Church.

21. God and the Ballot Box.

Part 4: Coping with Diversity, Connecting to Readers.

22. Culture Wars and Hot-Button Issues.

23. Church and State.

24. Pluralism takes Hold.

25. Spiritual Journeys.

26. God and Mammon.

27. Insights into Interpretations.

28. Toward a New Millennium.

Acknowledgments.