Stoneage to Digital Age: How Media Changes Religion with Jeffrey H. Mahan, PhD
Wednesdays, 10:30 – 11:30 AM
The Oscar at Georgetown, Theater
In Person, On-Demand
In this course, Dr. Mahan demonstrates that religion is inextricably linked to art and media and is therefore always challenged by the rise of new media. Cave paintings, the printing press and literacy in the 1400’s, and other media right up to today’s digital media have prompted new ways to look at and think about religion. Dr. Mahan explores what that looks like in a culture shaped by digital communications, suggesting that people today have new understandings of religious identity, community, and authority and showing how that is playing out in practice.
Jeffrey H. Mahan studies, writes, and speaks about the intersection of religion, media, and popular culture. He is the Peck Professor Emeritus of Religion and Communication at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO and a fellow at the Center for Media, Religion, and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His books include Religion and Popular Culture in America and Media, Religion and Culture: An Introduction.
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