Contemporary Christian Culture

Omotayo Banjo is associate professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati.Kesha Morant Williams is associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University, Berks.

Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions and Dilemmas is an important volume particularly at a time when our nation continues to wrestle with historical and contemporary implications of its original sin of racism. Omotayo Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams along with a robust group of scholars critically examine mediated messages and media ownership, production, and dissemination practices that illustrate a fluid understanding of race and the Christian faith. This volume brilliantly engages contemporary Christian discourses of race and diversity within the post-Obama and Black Lives Matter era in a meaningful way that makes it a must read for scholars, religious leaders, and students.

• ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Christianity and Race in Political Discourse: The Case of Barack Obama Kevin Coe Chapter 2. Facing the Crowd: An Oral History Gospel Performance as Social Messaging Nathaniel Frederick IIChapter 3. The Constitution of a “Moral Issue” through Media Representations in Christian Newspapers: Implications for Race, Class, and GenderJoshua F. Hoops Chapter 4. Segregating the Dial: Institutional Racism in Evangelical Radio Mark Ward Sr.Chapter 5. Behind the Music: Exploring Audiences’ Attitudes toward Gospel andContemporary Christian Music Omotayo O. Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams Chapter 6. The Multicultural Church: A Challenge for the Black ChurchPhyllis Welch-Johnson and Kenya N. Washington Johnson Chapter 7. Coming Up the Rough Side of the Mountain: Building a Multicultural Church in a US Southern Mill Town Damion Waymer and Rodney CrippsChapter 8. Jesus and His Multi-Ethnic Bride: A Case Study of Organizational Identification and Unity Among Believers Joel M. SolomonChapter 9. Coptic Ethnoracial Identity and Liturgical Language Use Nicholas RaghebChapter 10. Promoting Transcultural Musical Interactions at Grahamstown Cathedral: An Analysis of Some Recent ExperiencesAndrew John BethkeChapter 11. How Great is Our God—Multicultural Worship as a reflection of Contemporary Diversity Discourse Oneya Okuwobi About the Editors and Contributors