Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Publication Year
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 10 of 10
Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Media Coverage Of Muslims: Introduction And Overview, Erik Bleich, A. Maurits Van Der Veen
Media Coverage Of Muslims: Introduction And Overview, Erik Bleich, A. Maurits Van Der Veen
Arts & Sciences Book Chapters
Existing research largely concurs that coverage of Muslims is negative. Yet this masks how much remains unknown. In particular, there has been no clear or consistent way to gauge precisely how much negativity is present in stories about Muslims. This chapter introduces a systematic way to assess the tone of articles and discusses how this allows for answers to six important questions about coverage of Muslims. The chapter also outlines the structure of the book and summarizes the key findings. In particular, it argues that coverage of Muslims is strikingly negative by every comparative measure examined.
"What's A Nice Mormon Girl Like You Doing Writing About Vampires?": Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" Saga And The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Karen Elizabeth Smyth
"What's A Nice Mormon Girl Like You Doing Writing About Vampires?": Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" Saga And The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Karen Elizabeth Smyth
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Religious Philosophy Of Richard M Nixon, Robert Benjamin Abel
The Religious Philosophy Of Richard M Nixon, Robert Benjamin Abel
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Art Of The Public Grovel: Sexual Scandal And The Rise Of Public Confession, Susan Wise Bauer
The Art Of The Public Grovel: Sexual Scandal And The Rise Of Public Confession, Susan Wise Bauer
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Between 1969 and 2002, three American politicians (Edward Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton) and three ordained clergymen (Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, and Cardinal Bernard Law) made public confessions of wrongdoing to national audiences. These public confessions reveal that Protestant religious culture, particularly the neoevangelical culture of the twentieth century, had changed the expectations of many who did not consider themselves within neoevangelicalism's sphere of influence. By tracing the historical development of public confession from its medieval roots to its use in twentieth-century entertainment programming, this dissertation shows that Protestant confessional practice affected both secular American political discourse and American …
The United States Army Chaplain As Prophet In The Twenty-First Century: "Is There A Soul Of Goodness In Things Evil?", Donald W. Kammer
The United States Army Chaplain As Prophet In The Twenty-First Century: "Is There A Soul Of Goodness In Things Evil?", Donald W. Kammer
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Saints And Soldiers Of Humanity: Mormons And Icarians In Nauvoo, Sarah Jaggi Lee
Saints And Soldiers Of Humanity: Mormons And Icarians In Nauvoo, Sarah Jaggi Lee
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Spiritual Quest As Poetic Sequence: Theodore Roethke's "North American Sequence" And Its Relation To T S Eliot's "Four Quartets", Rebecca Eldridge Hurst Hurst
Spiritual Quest As Poetic Sequence: Theodore Roethke's "North American Sequence" And Its Relation To T S Eliot's "Four Quartets", Rebecca Eldridge Hurst Hurst
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Harmony And Dissonance: Mennonite Visions Of Community And Identity, Elizabeth Jane Chowning
Harmony And Dissonance: Mennonite Visions Of Community And Identity, Elizabeth Jane Chowning
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Caroline Gordon's Christian Vision: A Conservative Empowerment, Alexandra Michos Subramanian
Caroline Gordon's Christian Vision: A Conservative Empowerment, Alexandra Michos Subramanian
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Sisters Of Charity Of Nazareth In Newport News, Virginia, Brenda Buddeke Fairbairn
The Sisters Of Charity Of Nazareth In Newport News, Virginia, Brenda Buddeke Fairbairn
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.