Unsecular Media
Making News of Religion in America
Paper – $27
978-0-252-06742-6
Publication Date
Paperback: 05/01/1998
About the Book
Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Max Frankel characterized Unsecular Media as a book that "leaves you thinking about the saintly role that religion has acquired in our allegedly irreligious media."Mark Silk's book is the first to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of how American news media cover religion.
About the Author
Mark Silk, a staff writer with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reaches religion and the media at Emory University and is a member of the American Academy of Religion's Ad Hoc Committee for the Public Understanding of Religion. He is the author of Spiritual Politics: Religion and America since World War II and coauthor of The American Establishment.Reviews
"Argues that those who write on, edit and give place to religious themes in American journalism unwittingly favor religion too much. . . . Likely to have a long-term if subtle effect on religious coverage in the secular press."--Martin E. Marty, Christian Century"Provides a framework for a less judgmental and more pluralistic approach to the coverage of religion in the U.S. Highly recommended."-- Choice
Awards
• Winner, Choice: Outstanding Academic Titles, 1997Related Titles
