Media Violence and Christian Ethics

by Jolyon Mitchell

Book Overview

How can audiences interact creatively, wisely and peaceably with the many different forms of violence found throughout today's media? Suicide attacks, graphic executions and the horrors of war appear in news reports, films, websites, and even on mobile phones. One approach towards media violence is to attempt to protect viewers; another is to criticise journalists, editors, film-makers and their stories. In this book Jolyon Mitchell highlights Christianity's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521011868
• ISBN13: 9780521011860
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"