01375 2200241 4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001300123084001900136100002500155245011200180260004200292300003800334500002600372520062500398650002701023650003501050990002401085990002401109INLIS00000000000074620221019085745 a0010-0520000746221019 | | eng  a9788178298344 aeng a306.6751 a306.6751 THO s0 aThomas, Pradip Ninan1 aStrong religion, zealous media : Christian fundamentalism and communication in India /cPradip Ninan Thomas aNew Delhi :bSage Publications,c2008 axvii, 207 p. :b: illus. ;c24 cm aIndeks : p. 202 - 207 aStrong religion, zealous media : Christian fundamentalism and communication in India is the first in-depth cultural and social analysis of the growth of conservative forms of Christianity within the Protestant tradition in India and the many ways in which these new churches use the media. Arguing thet Christian broadcasting needs to be seen as an essential aspect of a 'muscular' Christianity that has increasingly colonised globalising cities such as Chennai, the book concludes with a strong validation of multi-religious India and the need for a robust inter-faith media response to combat religious fundamentalism. 4aFundamentalism - India 4aMass media in religion - India a12842/MKRI-P/X-2009 a12843/MKRI-P/X-2009