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Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television

Christopher Owen Lynch

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Description:When the popularity of Milton Berle's television show began to slip, he quipped, "At least I'm losing my ratings to God!" He was referring to the popularity of Life Is Worth Living and its host, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. The show aired from 1952 to 1957, with Sheen winning an Emmy. What was the secret to Sheen's on-air success? Christopher Lynch examines how he reached a diverse audience by using television to synthesize traditional American Protestantism with a reassuring vision of Catholicism as patriotic and traditional. Offering clear-cut moral direction in order to eliminate the anxiety of cultural change, he discussed topics ranging from the role of women to the perils of Communism. Sheen's rhetoric united both Protestant and Catholic audiences, reflecting - and forming - a vision of mainstream, postwar America. Lynch argues that Sheen's persuasive television presentations helped Catholics gain social acceptance and paved the way for religious ecumenism in America. Yet, Sheen's work also sowed the seeds for the crisis of competing ideologies in the modern American Catholic Church.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television. To get started finding Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: When the popularity of Milton Berle's television show began to slip, he quipped, "At least I'm losing my ratings to God!" He was referring to the popularity of Life Is Worth Living and its host, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. The show aired from 1952 to 1957, with Sheen winning an Emmy. What was the secret to Sheen's on-air success? Christopher Lynch examines how he reached a diverse audience by using television to synthesize traditional American Protestantism with a reassuring vision of Catholicism as patriotic and traditional. Offering clear-cut moral direction in order to eliminate the anxiety of cultural change, he discussed topics ranging from the role of women to the perils of Communism. Sheen's rhetoric united both Protestant and Catholic audiences, reflecting - and forming - a vision of mainstream, postwar America. Lynch argues that Sheen's persuasive television presentations helped Catholics gain social acceptance and paved the way for religious ecumenism in America. Yet, Sheen's work also sowed the seeds for the crisis of competing ideologies in the modern American Catholic Church.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television. To get started finding Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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