PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH ON RELIGION AND MASS MEDIA
Daniel A Stout and Judith M Buddenbaum
Introduction
Toward a Synthesis of Mass Communication Research and the Sociology of Religion
Judith M Buddenbaum and Daniel A Stout
Religion and Mass Media Use
A Review of the Mass Communication and Sociology Literature
PART TWO: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MEDIA ORIENTATIONS: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Ted G Jelen
Catholicism, Conscience, and Censorship
Judith M Buddenbaum
Mainline Protestants and the Media
Quentin J Schultze
Evangelicals' Uneasy Alliance with the Media
Margaret Lamberts Bendroth
Fundamentalism and the Media, 1930-1990
Daniel A Stout
Protecting the Family
Mormon Teaching about Mass Media
PART THREE: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOSITY IN MASS MEDIA USE: COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR
Tony Rimmer
Religion, Mass Media and Tolerance for Civil Liberties
Judith M Buddenbaum
The Role of Religion in Newspaper Trust, Subscribing and Use for Political Information
Judith M Buddenbaum and Stewart Hoover
The Role of Religion in Public Attitudes toward Religion News
Thomas R Lindlof
The Passionate Audience
Community Inscriptions of `The Last Temptations of Christ'
PART FOUR: CASE STUDIES
Sam G McFarland
Keeping the Faith
The Roles of Selective Exposure and Avoidance in Maintaining Religious Beliefs
JoAnn Myer Valenti and Daniel A Stout
Diversity from Within
An Analysis of the Impact of Religious Culture on Media Use and Effective Communication to Women
Judith M Buddenbaum
Use of Mass Media for Political Information in a Middletown Quaker Meeting
Sharon Hartin Iorio
How Mennonites Use Media in Everyday Life
Preserving Identity in a Changing World
Cheryl Renee Gooch
Rappin for the Lord
The Uses of Gospel Rap and Contemporary Music in Black Religious Communities
Daniel A Stout, David Scott, and Dennis G Martin
Mormons, Mass Media, and the Interpretive Audience
PART FIVE: THE FUTURE: RELIGION AND THE CHANGING INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
Jorge Reina Schement and Hester C Stephenson
Religion and the Information Society