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Redeeming The Dial

Radio, Religion and Popular Culture in America

by Tona J. Hangen

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: The University Of North Carolina Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

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Blending cultural, religious and media history, Tona Hangen offers a detailed look into the world of religious radio. She uses recordings, sermons, fan mail and other sources to tell the stories of the determined broadcasters and devoted listeners who, together, transformed American radio evangelism from an on-air novelty in the 1920s into a profitable and wide-reaching industry by the 1950s. Hangen traces the careers of three of the most successful Protestant radio evangelists - Paul Rader of Chicago, Aimee Semple McPherson of Los Angeles and Charles Fuller of Pasadena - and examines the strategies they used to bring their messages to listerners across the nation. Initially shut out of network radio and free airtime, both of which were available only to mainstream Protestant and Catholic groups, evangelical broadcasters gained access to the airwaves with paid-time programming. By the mid-20th century millions of Americans regularly tuned in to evangelical programming, making it one of the medium's most distinctive and durable genres. The voluntary contributions of these listeners in turn helped to bankroll religious radio's remarkable growth.Revealing the entwined development of evangelical religion and modern mass media, Hangen demonstrates that the history of one is incomplete without the history of the other; both are important to understanding American culture in the 20th century.
Redeeming The Dial and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityRedeeming The Dial

  • Author

    Tona J. Hangen

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    The University Of North Carolina Press

  • Published

    October 2002

  • Edition

    1st New edition

  • Weight

    309g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780807854204

  • ISBN-10

    0807854204

  • Eden Code

    1159814

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