Mingling God and Mammon, piety and polemics, and prescriptions for
this world and the next, modern Americans have created a culture of
print that is vibrantly religious. From America's beginnings, the
printed word has played a central role in articulating,
propagating, defending, critiquing, and sometimes attacking
religious belief. In the last two centuries the United States has
become both the leading producer and consumer of print and one of
the most identifiably religious nations on earth. Print in every
form has helped religious groups come to grips with modernity as
they construct their identities. In turn, publishers have profited
by swelling their lists with spiritual advice books and scriptures
formatted so as to attract every conceivable niche market."
Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America" explores how a
variety of print media--religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons,
pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of
the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary
"Bible-zines"--have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith
since the Civil War. Edited by Charles L. Cohen and Paul S. Boyer,
whose comprehensive historical essays provide a broad overview to
the topic, this book is the first on the history of religious print
culture in modern America and a well-timed entry into the
increasingly prominent contemporary debate over the role of
religion in American public life. Within these essays are Jewish
college students, medical missionaries, Mormon savants, the
eccentric, and the mainstream, all of whom illuminate the manifold
and sometimes surprising ways religious groups interact with the
written word. This volume invites readersto discover connections
that are sometimes readily apparent, sometimes obscure, but always
fascinating and informative.
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