Article: Stewart M. Hoover and Lynn Schofield Clark, eds., Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media: Explorations in Media, Religion, and Culture.(Book Review) (book review)

(New York: Columbia University Press, 2002), x + 386 pp., $18.50 (paper).

"The pages in this volume represent a starting point for the reader new to the field" (7). In the overview of this anthology of essays, Lynn Schofield Clark's statement defines its premise that focuses on the various aspects of the intersecting fields of media, religion and culture. Broken down into six parts, each section deals with a different aspect of religion and media, and offers a wide variety of topics that will appeal to different interests of readers.

Being new to this field myself, I approached this book with enthusiasm and anticipation. Some of the essays I particularly ...

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