One (Multicultural) Nation Under God? Changing Uses and Meanings of the Term "Judeo-Christian" in the American Media

Although little more than a century old, the idea of a unified "Judeo-Christian" tradition has a noteworthy and tremendously varied history in American culture. In this article we use a content analysis of media coverage and commentary (sampled from the LexisNexis® database) to examine how...

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Published in:Journal of media and religion
Authors: Hartmann, Douglas (Author) ; Wischstadt, William (Author) ; Zhang, Xuefeng (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2005]
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