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Links to Materials Cited by Page in the Book

The following references are from Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication. Kevin Schut authored the chapter on evangelical games. This chapter also contains articles authored by Jennifer Letherer, Michael Jindra, and Bill Wiarda.

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"Dungeons and Dragons" (p. 198)
Wikipedia Entry

"RPG or Role-Playing Game" (p. 198)
Wikipedia Entry

"MMOG or Massive Multiplayer Online Games"
(p. 200)
Wikipedia Entry


Men of God International Gamers Group
(p. 200)

Christian Gamers Alliance (p. 200)

Fans for Christ (p. 200)

Christian Gamers Guild (p. 200)

Into the Wardrobe — A C. S. Lewis fan site (p. 200)

Spirit of Elijah Group (p. 200)

A Treatise Against Dicing, Dancing, Plays, and Interludes: With Other Idle Pastimes. (p. 202)
Amazon

Christian Game Developers Conference (p 204)

Game Praise (p. 204)

Left Behind: Eternal Forces Video Game (p. 205)
Religioustolerance.org

Plugged In Game Reviews (p. 205)

"Sid Meier" (p. 205)
Wikipedia Entry

Doug TenNapel (p. 206)

Links to Additional Online Perspectives

These links include a wide range of academic, religious, and secular views of evangelical media, from satirical criticism to enthusiastic application.


News Reports

“Christian Games Pushing Toward the Mainstream”
MSNBC

Commentary & Criticism

Arkade Christian Gaming
Blog

DOD Stops Plan to Send Christian Video Game to Troops in Iraq
commondreams.org

Yehuda: Gaming and Blogging in the Holy Land
Blog

Christian Crew
Fan Site

"Christian Gamers" Group

Facebook

Christian-Gaming
Fan Site

“'Left Behind: Eternal Forces' An Evangelical Christian Video Game"
religioustolerance.org

The New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology & Society

"Where do we go from Here? Christian Video Games"
The Truth War blog

Producers & Publications

ACE - Association of Christian Entertainment

Atomic Design Laboratory

BibleQuest Games

Breakthrough Gaming

Brethren Entertainment Studios

Cactus Game Design

Cahaba Productions




Christian Game Developers Conference - 7th Annual

Covenant Studios

Cyan Worlds Online
makers of Myst, RIven and Uru Live

The Deliverance Game

Digital Praise

Melchiz

N'Lightning Software Development

Rebel Planet Creations

Rothware Christian Software

Third Day Games

Virtue Games

West Coast Entertainment

West Creek Studios

White Knight Games

Satire

"PrayStation – Misguided Video Games"
Cracked

Further Reading

"Christian Video Games"
Wikipedia Entry

On-Line Gamers Anonymous
Support group for those addicted to gaming

Evangelical Christian Games
Resources for readers of Understanding Evangelical Media:
The Changing Face of Christian Communication


Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods Jr., Editors (InterVarsity, July 2008)