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"American journalism is one of Christianity's prodigal sons. Until the mid-nineteenth century American journalism was Christian. But as the first part of this book will show, journalists influenced by anti-Christian humanism and pantheism abandoned their Christian heritage and ended up wallowing among the pigs. The situation is not completely analogous because the Biblical prodigal son soon was starving, while prodigal reporters of the present are well-fed. But in spirit, the living death is parallel."--Introduction to book. ; Part 1 : departure -- The decline of American journalism -- Spiking the spiritual -- Not without personal cost -- Man's subjectivity vs. God's plumb line -- Part 2 : exile -- Ethics without Christ? -- Libel: utilitarian justice vs Biblical truth-telling -- Press vs public -- perceptive media watching -- Part 3 : return? -- Network news and local newspapers: the coming economic judgement -- Coverage of sensation and disaster: the gaining and keeping of audiences -- Crusading on social and political issues: personalization and persistence -- A Christian journalism revival? -- Appendix: public relations, theology and practice. ; "American journalism is one of Christianity's prodigal sons. Until the mid-nineteenth century American journalism was Christian. But as the first part of this book will show, journalists influenced by anti-Christian humanism and pantheism abandoned their Christian heritage and ended up wallowing among the pigs. The situation is not completely analogous because the Biblical prodigal son soon was starving, while prodigal reporters of the present are well-fed. But in spirit, the living death is parallel."--Introduction to book. ; Mode of access: Internet.