The Ministry and the Message: What Americans See and Read About Their
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In "The Ministry and the Message," Joyce Smith examines factual and fictional portrayals of Christian leaders in feature films, television programs, and newspaper reporting. While ministers, priests and nuns appear in a surprising number of films and television programs, Smith finds, they generally play generic and anonymous roles, serving as stock background characters, presiding at weddings and funerals or performing other rituals or sacraments. In the second part of her report, Smith examines the increased news coverage of Christian leaders that occurred in the weeks following the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. The report includes commentaries from three experts on media and religion. Executive summary (html) |
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