The Media and Religious Authority William McCarthy illuminating dynamic and exploitative circuits

illuminating dynamic and exploitative circuits of production

In the midst of disaster

enabling us to see the beautiful

He shows that a détente emerged in the first decades of the twentieth century with the respect given to priests in arms during World War I and to the work of religious art historian Émile Mâle

The University of Utah

The Media and Religious Authority William McCarthy illuminating dynamic and exploitative circuitsAs the availability and use of media platforms continue to expand, the cultural visibility of religion is on the rise, leading to questions about religious authority: Where does it come from? How is it established? What might be changing it? The contributors to The Media and Religious Authority examine the ways in which new centers of power and influence are emerging as religions seek to brand themselves in the media age. Putting their in depth,