Encyclopedia Of Religion, Communication, And Media

Communication is an essential part of religion: communication between believers, between religious leaders and followers, between proponents of different faiths, and even practitioners and the deities. The Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media explores all forms of religious communication worldwide and historically, with a special emphasis on oral and written forms of communication.
The Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media contains 124 entries contributed and signed by scholars from international universities and institutions, with expertise in the fields of religious studies, communication studies, media studies, theology, journalism, and more.
The Encyclopedia analyzes the dynamics of the relationship between religion, communication and media, exploring an essential aspect of religion that has a great impact on culture, society, and daily life.

Daniel A. Stout is Faculty Director in the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dan Stout's research interests are in audience analysis and particularly the interface between media and religion. His books with Judith Buddenbaum, Religion and Mass Media: Audiences and Adaptations (Sage) and Religion and Popular Culture: Studies on the Interaction of Worldviews (Iowa State University Press) are considered foundational works in the field. He is also founding co-editor of the Journal of Media and Religion (Erlbaum) as well as the recent Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media (Routledge). Professor Stout has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters. He also teaches advertising and was Manager of Special Advertising Projects at the Houston Chronicle as well as Head of the Advertising Division of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).