The Image of Christian Leaders in Fictional Television Programs
This investigation attempts to analyze how Christian leaders are portrayed on television by calculating their frequency of appearance, identifying the types of behaviors in which they engage, and establishing the dispositional traits of these characters in two contexts. The findings do not suggest t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
1994
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Sociology of religion
Year: 1994, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-84 |
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| Summary: | This investigation attempts to analyze how Christian leaders are portrayed on television by calculating their frequency of appearance, identifying the types of behaviors in which they engage, and establishing the dispositional traits of these characters in two contexts. The findings do not suggest that Christian leaders are presented as pillars of goodness or as cloaked villains. Instead, Christian leaders are infrequently seen, but very often engaged in nonreligious and frequently unlawful activities. While these predominately white, male and Catholic leaders are sincere and humble, they are not particularly loving, compassionate or caring. When contrasted with nonreligious characters, Christian leaders tend not to have personal lives filled with family and friends, and they lack richness in their occupational lives as well. It appears that Christian leaders are little more than a convenient mechanism for moving a story around other more interesting, attractive, and nonreligious characters. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3712177 |