Bad news about the good news: the construction of the Christian-failure narrative
Many American Christians perceive that their faith is derided in public discourse. This negative portrayal is usually attributed to the secular media, which is assumed by many Christians to be liberal and biased against Christianity. This article develops an alternative mechanism for the production...
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Creighton University
2012
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The journal of religion & society
Year: 2012, Volume: 14 |
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Evangelicalism; United States
B Barna Research Group B Christian (Evangelical) B Divorce B Sociology B Mass Media B Church history; 2000- B Narrative (Theology) |
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