"December 1993."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Editorial. What the Church needs to know about the mass media / John A. Coleman and Miklós Tomka -- I. The media as cultural and social phenomena. The Sociology of the media / John A. Coleman -- The media: technique and culture / John M. Staudenmaier -- Democratization and control of the media: the issues and the debate / Joan Hemels -- Internationalization of the media / William E. Biernatzki -- Eastern Europe: the media in transition / Miklós Tomka -- II. The Church and the media. The electronic trap: theological remarks on televised worship / Johann Baptist Metz -- The Church and the mass media / Gregory Baum -- Church documents and the media / Paul A. Soukup -- How the churches deal with the media / Ottmar Fuchs -- The Bishops and abortion: a case study in reporting Church news / Michael A. Russo -- Religion observed: the impact of the medium on the message / Kenneth L. Woodward -- "Young man, come down from the pulpit!" The experiences of a theologian in secular political journalism / Arnd Henze -- Special column. Veritatis splendor / Lisa Sowle Cahill.
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