Communication, Speech & Journalism Resources
Titles in Red are in the Eberly Library at Waynesburg College at the call number given.
Ellul, Jacques. Propaganda: The formation of men's attitudes. New
York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.
Library has 1965 ed. 301.1523 E47p
Fore, W. F. Television and religion: The shaping of faith, values and culture. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1987. 206 F714t
Higgins, Gareth. How Movies Helped Save My Soul: Finding
Spiritual Fingerprints in Culturally Significant Films. Foreword by Tony
Campolo.
Horsfield, P. Religious television. New York: Longmann, 1984. 269.2 H817r
Johnston, Robert K Reel Spirituality: Theology & Film in Dialogue. Baker. 791.43682 J73r
Kilbourne, Jean. Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel (Touchstone) Although not from an intentional Christian perspective, this expose of sexism in advertising is both pioneering and crucial
Olasky, Marvin. Prodigal press: The anti-Christian bias of the American news media. Wheaton: Crossway, 1988.
Olasky, Marvin. Telling the truth: How to revitalize Christian journalism. Wheaton: Crossway, 1996.
Postman, N. Amusing ourselves to death. New York: Penguin, 1985. 302.23 P858a Also on audiotape.
Schmalzbauer,
John A. People of Faith : Religious Conviction in American Journalism and
Higher Education.
Schultze, Q. J. Communicating for life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000. 261.52 S387c
Schultze, Q. J. Redeeming television. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993.
Schultze, Q. J., Anker, R. M., Bratt, J. D., Romanowski, W. D., Worst, J. W. & Zuidervaart, L. Dancing in the dark: Youth, popular culture and the electronic media. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. 302.23 D173
Shane, Ed. 2001 Disconnected America: The Consequences of Mass Media in a Narcissistic World. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2001. 302.23 S528d
Sommerville, C.J. How the News Makes Us Dumb. Inter Varsity Press. 302.23 S697h
Underwood, Doug. From
Yahweh to Yahoo! : The Religious Roots of the Secular Press.
Warren, Michael. Seeing
Through the Media: A Religious View of Communications and Cultural Analysis.
Trinity Press International, 1997. A profound and serious critique of
contemporary culture and how to evaluate mass media. 291.17 W291c
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