Contesting Religion: The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia
Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter (2018), ix, 355 pp.
"As Scandinavian societies experience increased ethno-religious diversity, their Christian-Lutheran heritage and strong traditions of welfare and solidarity are being challenged and contested. This book explores conflicts related to religion as they play out in public broadcasting, social media, local civic settings, and schools. It examines how the mediatization of these controversies influences people’s engagement with contested issues about religion, and redraws the boundaries between inclusion and exclusion." (Publisher description)
PART I: CONTEXTS
1 Scandinavia: Traits, Trends and Tensions / Knut Lundby, Pål Repstad, 13
2 Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations / Mia Lövheim, Haakon H. Jernsletten, David Herbert, Knut Lundby, Stig Hjarvard, 33
3 Understanding Media Dynamics / Stig Hjarvard, Knut Lundby, 51
4 Approaching Contested Religion / Mia Lövheim, Liv Ingeborg Lied, 65
PART II: CONTROVERSIES
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA
5 Perspectives: Cross-Pressures on Public Service Media / Knut Lundby, Stig Hjarvard, Mia Lövheim, Mona Abdel-Fadil, 83
6 Nationalizing Christianity and Hijacking Religion on Facebook / Mona Abdel-Fadil, 97
7 Planning Public Debate: Beyond Entrenched Controversies About Islam / Stig Hjarvard, Mattias Pape Rosenfeldt, 117
8 Contradicting Ideals: Islam on Swedish Public Service Radio / Mia Lövheim, Linnea Jensdotter, 135
LOCAL CIVIC SETTINGS
9 Perspectives: Theorizing Mediatized Civic Settings and Cultural Conflict / David Herbert, 155
10 Moral Involvement or Religious Scepticism? Local Christian Publications on Asylum Seekers / Pål Repstad, 171
11 Media, Muslims and Minority Tactics: Compelling Dialogues in Norway / Louise Lund Liebmann, 187
12 Life in the Spotlight: Danish Muslims, Dual Identities, and Living with a Hostile Media / Janna Hansen, David Herbert, 205
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
13 Perspectives: Mediatized Religious Education / Audun Toft, Maximilian Broberg, 225
14 'Let me Entertain You': Media Dynamics in Public Schools / Liv Ingeborg Lied, Audun Toft, 243
15 Inescapable News Coverage: Media Influence on Lessons About Islam / Audun Toft, 259
PART III: CROSSCURRENTS
16 Gender, Diversity and Mediatized Conflicts of Religion: Lessons from Scandinavian Case Studies / Mona Abdel-Fadil, Louise Lund Liebmann, 281
17 Interaction Dynamics in the Mediatization of Religion Thesis / Knut Lundby, 299
18 Globalization and the Mediatization of Religion: From Scandinavia to the World / Lynn Schofield Clark, Marie Gillespie, 315
Afterword: Media Dynamics of Religious Diversity / Birgit Meyer, 333
Appendix: Regression Analyses to Chapter 2 / Haakon H. Jernsletten, 339
1 Scandinavia: Traits, Trends and Tensions / Knut Lundby, Pål Repstad, 13
2 Attitudes: Tendencies and Variations / Mia Lövheim, Haakon H. Jernsletten, David Herbert, Knut Lundby, Stig Hjarvard, 33
3 Understanding Media Dynamics / Stig Hjarvard, Knut Lundby, 51
4 Approaching Contested Religion / Mia Lövheim, Liv Ingeborg Lied, 65
PART II: CONTROVERSIES
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA
5 Perspectives: Cross-Pressures on Public Service Media / Knut Lundby, Stig Hjarvard, Mia Lövheim, Mona Abdel-Fadil, 83
6 Nationalizing Christianity and Hijacking Religion on Facebook / Mona Abdel-Fadil, 97
7 Planning Public Debate: Beyond Entrenched Controversies About Islam / Stig Hjarvard, Mattias Pape Rosenfeldt, 117
8 Contradicting Ideals: Islam on Swedish Public Service Radio / Mia Lövheim, Linnea Jensdotter, 135
LOCAL CIVIC SETTINGS
9 Perspectives: Theorizing Mediatized Civic Settings and Cultural Conflict / David Herbert, 155
10 Moral Involvement or Religious Scepticism? Local Christian Publications on Asylum Seekers / Pål Repstad, 171
11 Media, Muslims and Minority Tactics: Compelling Dialogues in Norway / Louise Lund Liebmann, 187
12 Life in the Spotlight: Danish Muslims, Dual Identities, and Living with a Hostile Media / Janna Hansen, David Herbert, 205
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
13 Perspectives: Mediatized Religious Education / Audun Toft, Maximilian Broberg, 225
14 'Let me Entertain You': Media Dynamics in Public Schools / Liv Ingeborg Lied, Audun Toft, 243
15 Inescapable News Coverage: Media Influence on Lessons About Islam / Audun Toft, 259
PART III: CROSSCURRENTS
16 Gender, Diversity and Mediatized Conflicts of Religion: Lessons from Scandinavian Case Studies / Mona Abdel-Fadil, Louise Lund Liebmann, 281
17 Interaction Dynamics in the Mediatization of Religion Thesis / Knut Lundby, 299
18 Globalization and the Mediatization of Religion: From Scandinavia to the World / Lynn Schofield Clark, Marie Gillespie, 315
Afterword: Media Dynamics of Religious Diversity / Birgit Meyer, 333
Appendix: Regression Analyses to Chapter 2 / Haakon H. Jernsletten, 339
