{"product_id":"the-faithful-citizen-popular-christian-media-and-gendered-civic-identities-paperback","title":"The Faithful Citizen: Popular Christian Media and Gendered Civic Identities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristy Maddux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, American popular media have instructed audiences about their roles and significance in the public sphere. In \u003ci\u003eThe Faithful Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e, rhetorical critic Kristy Maddux argues that popular Christian media not only communicate avenues for civic engagement but do so in profoundly gendered terms. Her detailed interrogation of popular Christian movies, books, and television shows--the \u003ci\u003eLeft Behind\u003c\/i\u003e series, Mel Gibson's \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of the Christ, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace, 7th Heaven, and the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code--exposes five competing models of how Christians should behave in the civic sphere as their gendered selves. What emerges is a typology that insightfully reveals how these varying faith-based models of engagement uniquely shape public discourse and influence the larger picture of contemporary politics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow \"The Da Vinci Code\" and \"Left Behind\" influence faith-based civic engagement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristy Maddux is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. Her work has been published by many journals, including \u003ci\u003eRhetoric \u0026amp; Public Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Studies in Media Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeminist Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWomen's Studies in Communication\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the greater Washington, D.C., area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 285\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.94 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47652985372893,"sku":"9781602582538","price":87.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/UQsWdJmj169781602582538.webp?v=1773891842","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-faithful-citizen-popular-christian-media-and-gendered-civic-identities-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}