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© 2008
Table of Contents

Each chapter includes a longer essay listed first along with the shorter ones listed next. Click on author names for bio information.

Foreword
Clifford G. Christians


1. Getting the Conversation Going About Media and Culture

Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods Jr.

Who or What Is an Evangelical Christian?
Terry Mattingly

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner— A Warring Evangelical!
Elizabeth W. McLaughlin

Uses of Philippians 4:8-10
William D. Romanowski

Are Evangelicals’ Blogs a Waste of Time?
Phyllis Alsdurf

Is It Time to Stop Playing and Start Volunteering?
Michael Jindra


2. Looking Beyond Radio for Listeners
Paul A. Creasman

It’s All Just Tribal Propaganda . . . 
Randall L. Bytwerk

Christian Radio’s Identity Crisis
Scott Tanis

An Internet Alternative to Regular Radio
Michael Ray Smith

A Christian, an Atheist and a Rabbi Walk into a Bar . . .
Paul A .Creasman


3. Thinking Outside the Tribal TV Box
Kathy Bruner

Does Tribal TV Evangelize?
Kathleen Sindorf

(Air)Time Is Money
Kathleen Sindorf

Tyler Perry’s Redemptive Stories in Drag
Alex Wainer

Tribal TV’s Own Shock Jock
Quentin J. Schultze


4. Moving from Film to Digital Movies
Terry Lindvall and Andrew Quicke

The Art of Movie Misinterpretation?
Tom Carmody

Chatting with the Apostle Paul about Movies
Peter Kerr

The Angle on Christian Movies
Jen Letherer

YouTube to Hollywood?
Brian Fuller

The Passion of ...David and Bathsheba?
Kevin Miller


5. Pursuing New Periodicals in Print and Online
Ken Waters

Is Your Jesus a Republican or Democrat?
Michael Longinow

What Would Mohammed Drive? 
Ken Waters

Crafty Collegiates Turn Beacon into Bacon
Quentin J. Schultze

HWJRN = WWJD?
Michael Ray Smith

News + Anything = Bias
Michael Ray Smith


6. Publishing Books for the Tribe and Beyond
Michael A. Longinow

Demons in the Christian Bookstore
Larry M. Lake

2,900 Authors Left Behind—Self-Publishing to the Rescue?!
Paul Mouw

Should Children Read the Bible?
David Bedsole

An Evangelical Writes about Her Gay Son—and Faces Praise and Criticism
Quentin J. Schultze

How Sacred Is Your E-Bible?
Mark E. Taylor

Letters versus Emails—Where Are the “Keepers”?
Larry M. Lake

Scratching the Self-Help Book Itch
Paul Mouw


7. Practicing Worship Media Beyond PowerPoint
Brian Fuller

Using Technology in Worship—Four Choices
Quentin J. Schultze

Dirty Dancing on Evangelical College Campuses
Scott P. Johnson

What Did You See?
Ronald A. Johnson

Questions to Ask About Using Worship Media Art
Brian Fuller


8. Going Digital with Contemporary Christian Music
Stephanie Bennett

What Makes Music Christian? I Know! I Know!
Terry Mattingly

Steve Camp Nails CCM to the Wall
Stephanie Bennett

If It Ain’t Southern, It Ain’t Real Gospel
Michael Graves

Why the Devil Should Have All the Good Music
Paul A. Creasman


9. Praising God with Popular Worship Music
Robert H. Woods Jr.

Born-Again Hip-Hop Worship?
Phyllis Alsdurf

Welcome to Traditionland
Keith Drury

The Language of Praise Songs
Scott P. Johnson

Praise the Lord, You Pagan Players!
David Bedsole

The Worship Industry’s Profits of Praise
John D. Witvliet

10. Following Pilgrims into Cyberspace
Quentin J. Schultze

Blogging Beyond the Boundaries
Alex Wainer

The First Church of Cyberspace
Quentin J. Schultze

The Priesthood of All Wikis
Quentin J. Schultze

Should Cell Phones Be Excommunicated?
Jonathan Pettigrew

Yo! Get a Life!
Kevin Miller


11. Evangelicals in Theater: Inching Toward Center Stage
Paul D. Patton

Dinner Theater for Sinners
Debra Freeberg

Scared to Be Creative?
Darlene Graves

Do Good Christian Stories Need Happy Endings?
Jen Letherer

Holy Swearing?
Paul D. Patton


12. Faith-Based Theme Parks and Museums: Multidimensional Media
Annalee Ward

Should Churches Host Hell Houses?
Annalee Ward

Precious (or Wasted) Moments
Mark E. Taylor

Is Disney’s Magic Family Friendly?
Alex Wainer

The Day Jeremiah Toured a Theme Park
Paul D. Patton


13. Merchandising Jesus Products
Diane M. Badzinski

Memory Makers or Crass Commercialists?
Annalee Ward

Are You What You Buy?
Rick Jackson

Yoga’s Bare Faith
Mark E. Taylor

Should We Stop Spending for the Sake of the Gospel?
Diane M. Badzinski


14. Converting Comic Books into Graphic Novels and Digital Cartoons
Thomas J. Carmody

Why We Love and Hate Cartoonists
John Lawing

Will Graphic Novels Redeem Comics?
Stephanie D. Davis

My Life as a Wacky Web Cartoonist Depicting the Devil
Dennis Hengeveld (Rev. Fun)

Should a Christian Comic Book Always Portray the Truth?
Tom Carmody


15. Evangelicals’ Quest to Find God’s Place in Games
Kevin Schut

Is Fantasy for Evangelicals?
Jennifer Letherer

Alternative Universes—For Better or Worse?
Michael Jindra

Diary of a Video Game Addict
Michael Jindra

Playing Games with Ourselves
Bill Wiarda


16. Advertising: Fueling a Passion for Consumption
Terri Lynn Cornwell

What’s an Evangelical Brand?
Rick Jackson

On Christians’ Sense of Humor—or Lack Thereof
John Lawing

Can Images Persuade Doubters?
Mark E. Taylor

Church Signs: Friends or Foes?
David Bedsole

The Cat and Mouse Go Eyeballing
Terri Cornwell


17. Promoting Public Relations in a New-Media Environment
Peter A. Kerr

Church Conflicts Are Big News — When They Involve Sex
Michael Smith

Ministry PR
Peter Kerr

Fight or Flight?
Peter Kerr

Is Bad News Bad?
Michael A. Longinow

Jesus’ Unusual PR
Elizabeth W. McLaughlin

Freedom of the Press and Speech—for Evangelicals?
Terry Lindvall


18. Internationalizing Evangelical Media
Robert S. Fortner

A Post-Network Monument to Babel?
Ronald A. Johnson

Going Native in a Global Media Market
Kathy Bruner

Worldly Worship Music
Robert H. Woods Jr.

Get Your Mojo Workin’ in Local News
Michael Ray Smith


19. Energizing Media Ethics
Mark Fackler

Can Evangelicals Be Objective Journalists?
Phyllis Alsdurf

When Faith, Truth and Loyalty Collide
Rick Jackson

The Day My Book Was Banned
Quentin J. Schultze

African Grace on the Web
Mark Fackler

Cyberspace, Exploitation and Social Tattoos
Rick Jackson


20. Considering a Catholic View of Evangelical Media
Paul A. Soukup, S.J.

The Pope Celebrates Cyberspace
Paul A. Soukup, S.J.

Why the Evangelicals Beat the Mainline Media
Martin E. Marty


21. Looking with a Jew at Evangelical Popular Culture
Mark I. Pinsky

Understanding Evangelical Media:
The Changing Face of Christian Communication



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