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There's Never Been a Show Like Veggie Tales
Hillary Warren
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Description for There's Never Been a Show Like Veggie Tales
Paperback. A sociological examination of the production and audiences of Veggie Tales, a popular evangelical video series for children. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Singing animated vegetables with Christian messages, The Veggie Tales children’s video series might seem strange to newcomers. But with their combination of media savvy, fun plots, and Biblical messages, Veggie Tales videos became standard viewing in millions of evangelical homes in the 1990s. Then in 1998, Veggie Tales videos began to appear in Wal-Mart and Target stores, a feat unprecedented for an avowedly Christian media company. In telling the story of Veggie Tales, communication professor Hillary Warren tells the history of religious communication in America, the story of a Christian company’s tension between selling God and selling out, the story ... Read more
Singing animated vegetables with Christian messages, The Veggie Tales children’s video series might seem strange to newcomers. But with their combination of media savvy, fun plots, and Biblical messages, Veggie Tales videos became standard viewing in millions of evangelical homes in the 1990s. Then in 1998, Veggie Tales videos began to appear in Wal-Mart and Target stores, a feat unprecedented for an avowedly Christian media company. In telling the story of Veggie Tales, communication professor Hillary Warren tells the history of religious communication in America, the story of a Christian company’s tension between selling God and selling out, the story ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759105690
SKU
V9780759105690
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About Hillary Warren
Hillary Warren is Assistant Professor of Communication at Otterbein College. Her research considers how religious families maintain distinctive cultures within a mediated society. Her earlier work on religious media, child-rearing, and markets has been published in the Journal of Media and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture: Studies on the Interaction of Worldviews (Stout and Buddenbaum, eds./Iowa State) and Religion, Media ... Read more
Reviews for There's Never Been a Show Like Veggie Tales
An impressive book—full of detail, nuanced and sophisticated, about the evolution of, and revolution in, contemporary Christian media. A solid contribution to media studies and the understanding of American religious life.
Charles Whitney, University of California, Riverside This is a timely, fascinating study that fills an important gap in the literature. Written in an engaging, accessible style, this book ... Read more
Charles Whitney, University of California, Riverside This is a timely, fascinating study that fills an important gap in the literature. Written in an engaging, accessible style, this book ... Read more