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Papers by Daniel Stout

Research paper thumbnail of Through a Glass Darkly: Mormons as Perceived by Critics’ Reviews of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

Research paper thumbnail of Resolving conflicts of worldviews: LDS women and television

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Satellite truck at Nauvoo Temple, June 2002. Seven news satellite trucks, including the one pictu... more Satellite truck at Nauvoo Temple, June 2002. Seven news satellite trucks, including the one pictured here, transmitted coverage of the opening of the Nauoo Temple. Beginning before its official founding, the Church has continued to use various forms of media to spread the gospel message and has been the subject of much media attention.

Research paper thumbnail of BRANDS OF FAITH: MARKETING RELIGION IN A COMMERCIAL AGE by Mara Einstein

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of China's Official Media Portrayal of Religion (1996–2005): Policy Change in aDesecularizingSociety

Journal of Media and Religion, 2011

This content analysis of religion news coverage in the People's Daily during a 10-year period (19... more This content analysis of religion news coverage in the People's Daily during a 10-year period (1996-2005) found a more positive tone toward religion after 2001, when a significant policy change was announced by Chinese political leaders. The number of newspaper articles about religion increased steadily. Underrepresentation of Christianity suggested by previous studies was not found, but a prejudicial tone toward different religions was identified.

Research paper thumbnail of Mormons and the media, 1898-2003: A selected, annotated, and indexed bibliography (with suggestions for future research)

BYU Studies, 2003

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as tools to assist in spreading the gospel message throughout t... more Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as tools to assist in spreading the gospel message throughout the world. President Spencer W. Kimball said," Technology will help spread the gospel We shall use the inventions the Lord has given us to awaken interest and acquaint ...

Research paper thumbnail of Media and Religion

Research paper thumbnail of Approaches to the study of media and religion: Notes from the Editors of the Journal of Media and Religion with recommendations for future research

Religion, 2008

As the Journal of Media and Religion (JMR) begins its seventh year, the editors pause to reflect ... more As the Journal of Media and Religion (JMR) begins its seventh year, the editors pause to reflect on research directions and make recommendations for future research. Based on studies in JMR and other sources, three research approaches are identified: (1) The Proliferation of Mediated Religion, or the idea that media are creating multiple places of worship beyond the physical walls of traditional congregations, (2) Religious Audiences as Interpretive Communities, where shared interpretations of popular media content are increasingly important in understanding religious groups, and (3) Media Criticism drawing on the cultural aspects of religion in critiquing media genres and texts. A dominant theme across the three approaches is that individuals are increasingly willing to have religious experiences through media of popular culture. The numinous is recommended as an integrative concept to facilitate research of new forms of mediated religion.

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Robert Wuthnow's All in Sync: How Music and Art Are Revitalizing American Religion

Journal of Media and Religion, 2005

Page 1. BOOK REVIEW Robert Wuthnow, All in Sync: How Music and Art Are Revitalizing American Reli... more Page 1. BOOK REVIEW Robert Wuthnow, All in Sync: How Music and Art Are Revitalizing American Reli-gion. ... As Catherine Albanese (1996) suggests, people turn to a cultural form of religion when it is difficult to find personal expression within traditional organizations. ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Date with Science and Religion: An Analysis of the Encoding & Decoding Practices at the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina

Critical Studies in Media Communication, 2012

Museums are sites of contested meaning that bring together artifacts of the other with the sense-... more Museums are sites of contested meaning that bring together artifacts of the other with the sense-making practices of patrons. The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina exemplifies a similar struggle as patrons negotiate between appeals to the authority of science and appeals to the authority of the Bible. Our analysis demonstrates that religion*rather than class struggle*permeates the encoding and decoding practices there. This struggle is exacerbated in part because of the religious nature of the artifacts on display; and also because when read as a text, the site's latent discourse reinforces the collective belief among many Evangelical Christians in the accuracy of the Bible. Furthermore, the exhibit's public relations campaign, its layout and design, and the predominantly Christian background of its guests coalesce to amplify a sense of the numinous.

Research paper thumbnail of Media and Religion: The Promise of Cultural Biography

Journal of Media and Religion, 2006

In this special issue of the Journal of Media and Religion we explore the religious experience of... more In this special issue of the Journal of Media and Religion we explore the religious experience of four seminal theorists: Jacques Ellul, Marshall McLuhan, Walter Ong, and Neil Postman. Studying the sacred dimension of a scholar’s life not only allows us to examine ideas within the rich context of personal and cultural experience but also introduces us to the method of cultural biography, which has great promise in the study of media and religion. The biographical method suggests that a theory is best understood by casting the widest of nets over the experiences of the theorist. This process is valuable in media studies, because our understanding of how religion influences the field is not as developed as it is in other disciplines where this phenomenon has a longer history of scholarship (e.g., sociology of religion, psychology of religion, cultural anthropology, and moral criticism in the humanities). In this introduction, I briefly introduce the four biographical articles and their authors. I then suggest some of the ways cultural biography might be useful in the study of media and religion. The first article, “Jacques Ellul’s Conversions and Protestant Theology,” is by Clifford G. Christians of the University of Illinois; he argues that dialectical thinking about sociology and theology is key in comprehending Ellul’s scholarship. Ellul was oneof the20thcentury’smost influentialphilosophers,andhiswritingsonthe“technological society” are salient in the literature of mass communication and cultural criticism in general. Although Ellul never reconciled Marxism and biblical thought, JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND RELIGION, 5(3), 141–146 Copyright © 2006, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Research paper thumbnail of Media, Religion, and "Framing

Journal of Media and Religion, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Genealogy of an Emerging Field: Foundations for the Study of Media and Religion

Journal of Media and Religion, 2002

... Judith Buddenbaum's (1998) studies of religion news coverage are seminal in the field of... more ... Judith Buddenbaum's (1998) studies of religion news coverage are seminal in the field of journalism and mass communication, and her books with Daniel Stout (Stout &Buddenbaum, 1996, 2001) are some of the first empirical "audience-centered" treatments of the topic. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Religious Media Literacy: Toward a Research Agenda

Journal of Media and Religion, 2002

... Ensign contain articles on media use in religious contexts. Secular media literacy materials ... more ... Ensign contain articles on media use in religious contexts. Secular media literacy materials are increasingly accessible online and include government and university sources. As teachers, parents, and clergy think about media literacy, not only is more information available, but ...

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching Ethics: The Moral Development of Educators

Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 1999

Page 1. Iournal oJMnss M1,dia Eth~cs Copyr~ght 1999 by Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 107-118 Lawrence ... more Page 1. Iournal oJMnss M1,dia Eth~cs Copyr~ght 1999 by Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 107-118 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc Teaching Ethics: The Moral Development of Educators By Elizabeth M. Tucker University of Texas ...

Research paper thumbnail of Through a Glass Darkly: Mormons as Perceived by Critics’ Reviews of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

Research paper thumbnail of Resolving conflicts of worldviews: LDS women and television

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Satellite truck at Nauvoo Temple, June 2002. Seven news satellite trucks, including the one pictu... more Satellite truck at Nauvoo Temple, June 2002. Seven news satellite trucks, including the one pictured here, transmitted coverage of the opening of the Nauoo Temple. Beginning before its official founding, the Church has continued to use various forms of media to spread the gospel message and has been the subject of much media attention.

Research paper thumbnail of BRANDS OF FAITH: MARKETING RELIGION IN A COMMERCIAL AGE by Mara Einstein

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of China's Official Media Portrayal of Religion (1996–2005): Policy Change in aDesecularizingSociety

Journal of Media and Religion, 2011

This content analysis of religion news coverage in the People's Daily during a 10-year period (19... more This content analysis of religion news coverage in the People's Daily during a 10-year period (1996-2005) found a more positive tone toward religion after 2001, when a significant policy change was announced by Chinese political leaders. The number of newspaper articles about religion increased steadily. Underrepresentation of Christianity suggested by previous studies was not found, but a prejudicial tone toward different religions was identified.

Research paper thumbnail of Mormons and the media, 1898-2003: A selected, annotated, and indexed bibliography (with suggestions for future research)

BYU Studies, 2003

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as tools to assist in spreading the gospel message throughout t... more Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as tools to assist in spreading the gospel message throughout the world. President Spencer W. Kimball said," Technology will help spread the gospel We shall use the inventions the Lord has given us to awaken interest and acquaint ...

Research paper thumbnail of Media and Religion

Research paper thumbnail of Approaches to the study of media and religion: Notes from the Editors of the Journal of Media and Religion with recommendations for future research

Religion, 2008

As the Journal of Media and Religion (JMR) begins its seventh year, the editors pause to reflect ... more As the Journal of Media and Religion (JMR) begins its seventh year, the editors pause to reflect on research directions and make recommendations for future research. Based on studies in JMR and other sources, three research approaches are identified: (1) The Proliferation of Mediated Religion, or the idea that media are creating multiple places of worship beyond the physical walls of traditional congregations, (2) Religious Audiences as Interpretive Communities, where shared interpretations of popular media content are increasingly important in understanding religious groups, and (3) Media Criticism drawing on the cultural aspects of religion in critiquing media genres and texts. A dominant theme across the three approaches is that individuals are increasingly willing to have religious experiences through media of popular culture. The numinous is recommended as an integrative concept to facilitate research of new forms of mediated religion.

Research paper thumbnail of Review of Robert Wuthnow's All in Sync: How Music and Art Are Revitalizing American Religion

Journal of Media and Religion, 2005

Page 1. BOOK REVIEW Robert Wuthnow, All in Sync: How Music and Art Are Revitalizing American Reli... more Page 1. BOOK REVIEW Robert Wuthnow, All in Sync: How Music and Art Are Revitalizing American Reli-gion. ... As Catherine Albanese (1996) suggests, people turn to a cultural form of religion when it is difficult to find personal expression within traditional organizations. ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Date with Science and Religion: An Analysis of the Encoding & Decoding Practices at the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina

Critical Studies in Media Communication, 2012

Museums are sites of contested meaning that bring together artifacts of the other with the sense-... more Museums are sites of contested meaning that bring together artifacts of the other with the sense-making practices of patrons. The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina exemplifies a similar struggle as patrons negotiate between appeals to the authority of science and appeals to the authority of the Bible. Our analysis demonstrates that religion*rather than class struggle*permeates the encoding and decoding practices there. This struggle is exacerbated in part because of the religious nature of the artifacts on display; and also because when read as a text, the site's latent discourse reinforces the collective belief among many Evangelical Christians in the accuracy of the Bible. Furthermore, the exhibit's public relations campaign, its layout and design, and the predominantly Christian background of its guests coalesce to amplify a sense of the numinous.

Research paper thumbnail of Media and Religion: The Promise of Cultural Biography

Journal of Media and Religion, 2006

In this special issue of the Journal of Media and Religion we explore the religious experience of... more In this special issue of the Journal of Media and Religion we explore the religious experience of four seminal theorists: Jacques Ellul, Marshall McLuhan, Walter Ong, and Neil Postman. Studying the sacred dimension of a scholar’s life not only allows us to examine ideas within the rich context of personal and cultural experience but also introduces us to the method of cultural biography, which has great promise in the study of media and religion. The biographical method suggests that a theory is best understood by casting the widest of nets over the experiences of the theorist. This process is valuable in media studies, because our understanding of how religion influences the field is not as developed as it is in other disciplines where this phenomenon has a longer history of scholarship (e.g., sociology of religion, psychology of religion, cultural anthropology, and moral criticism in the humanities). In this introduction, I briefly introduce the four biographical articles and their authors. I then suggest some of the ways cultural biography might be useful in the study of media and religion. The first article, “Jacques Ellul’s Conversions and Protestant Theology,” is by Clifford G. Christians of the University of Illinois; he argues that dialectical thinking about sociology and theology is key in comprehending Ellul’s scholarship. Ellul was oneof the20thcentury’smost influentialphilosophers,andhiswritingsonthe“technological society” are salient in the literature of mass communication and cultural criticism in general. Although Ellul never reconciled Marxism and biblical thought, JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND RELIGION, 5(3), 141–146 Copyright © 2006, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Research paper thumbnail of Media, Religion, and "Framing

Journal of Media and Religion, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Genealogy of an Emerging Field: Foundations for the Study of Media and Religion

Journal of Media and Religion, 2002

... Judith Buddenbaum's (1998) studies of religion news coverage are seminal in the field of... more ... Judith Buddenbaum's (1998) studies of religion news coverage are seminal in the field of journalism and mass communication, and her books with Daniel Stout (Stout &Buddenbaum, 1996, 2001) are some of the first empirical "audience-centered" treatments of the topic. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Religious Media Literacy: Toward a Research Agenda

Journal of Media and Religion, 2002

... Ensign contain articles on media use in religious contexts. Secular media literacy materials ... more ... Ensign contain articles on media use in religious contexts. Secular media literacy materials are increasingly accessible online and include government and university sources. As teachers, parents, and clergy think about media literacy, not only is more information available, but ...

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching Ethics: The Moral Development of Educators

Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 1999

Page 1. Iournal oJMnss M1,dia Eth~cs Copyr~ght 1999 by Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 107-118 Lawrence ... more Page 1. Iournal oJMnss M1,dia Eth~cs Copyr~ght 1999 by Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 107-118 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc Teaching Ethics: The Moral Development of Educators By Elizabeth M. Tucker University of Texas ...