Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions, and Dilemmas

by Omotayo O. Banjo University of Cincinnati (Editor), Kesha Morant Williams (Editor), Andrew-John Bethke (Contribution by), Kevin Coe (Contribution by), Rodney Cripps (Contribution by)

Overview

Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions, and Dilemmas studies Christian media, its meanings, and its impact on social perceptions and lived experiences in a multicultural context and from within a communication framework. This interdisciplinary collection expands the dialogue surrounding race, culture, and Christian messages and provides a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and church practitioners who are interested in understanding how racial and cultural identity are impacted by religious media products.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498553896
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	11/30/2017
Series:	Rhetoric, Race, and Religion
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	6.17(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Omotayo Banjo is associate professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati.
Kesha Morant Williams is associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University, Berks.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Christianity and Race in Political Discourse: The Case of Barack Obama
Kevin Coe
Chapter 2. Facing the Crowd: An Oral History Gospel Performance as Social Messaging
Nathaniel Frederick II
Chapter 3. The Constitution of a “Moral Issue” through Media Representations in Christian Newspapers: Implications for Race, Class, and Gender
Joshua F. Hoops
Chapter 4. Segregating the Dial: Institutional Racism in Evangelical Radio
Mark Ward Sr.
Chapter 5. Behind the Music: Exploring Audiences’ Attitudes toward Gospel and
Contemporary Christian Music
Omotayo O. Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams
Chapter 6. The Multicultural Church: A Challenge for the Black Church
Phyllis Welch-Johnson and Kenya N. Washington Johnson
Chapter 7. Coming Up the Rough Side of the Mountain: Building a Multicultural Church in a US Southern Mill Town
Damion Waymer and Rodney Cripps
Chapter 8. Jesus and His Multi-Ethnic Bride: A Case Study of Organizational Identification and Unity Among Believers
Joel M. Solomon
Chapter 9. Coptic Ethnoracial Identity and Liturgical Language Use
Nicholas Ragheb
Chapter 10. Promoting Transcultural Musical Interactions at Grahamstown Cathedral: An Analysis of Some Recent Experiences
Andrew John Bethke
Chapter 11. How Great is Our God—Multicultural Worship as a reflection of Contemporary Diversity Discourse
Oneya Okuwobi
About the Editors and Contributors

Editorial Reviews

Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions and Dilemmas is an important volume particularly at a time when our nation continues to wrestle with historical and contemporary implications of its original sin of racism. Omotayo Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams along with a robust group of scholars critically examine mediated messages and media ownership, production, and dissemination practices that illustrate a fluid understanding of race and the Christian faith. This volume brilliantly engages contemporary Christian discourses of race and diversity within the post-Obama and Black Lives Matter era in a meaningful way that makes it a must read for scholars, religious leaders, and students.

Christopher A. House

Drs. Banjo and Williams have created a series of impressive works that use scholarship to explore the ways that Christians reconcile the scripture that charges them/us to be in this world, but not of it. The United States is a country whose perceived Christian identity is currently being challenged due to its current tumultuous political climate. The difficult questions forwarded in each chapter challenge the reader to understand how various situations and circumstances prompt Christians to confront situations that test the very essence of the ethics, morality, and humanity tied to Christian ideology. This is a great resource addressing a very important social issue that has persisted through the ages.

Tina M. Harris