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The Jesus newspaper : the Christian experiment of 1900 and its lessons for today / Michael Ray Smith.
Van Pelt Library PS2809.S65 Z86 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Michael Ray.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sheldon, Charles M., 1857-1946.
- Sheldon, Charles M.
- Journalism, Religious--United States--History--19th century.
- Journalism, Religious.
- American newspapers--History.
- American newspapers.
- History.
- Topeka daily capital.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 169 pages : portraits ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : University Press of America, [2002]
- Contents:
- Sheldon, His Life and The Jesus Newspaper
- Chapter 1 What Would Jesus Do? 1
- Chapter 2 Sheldon's Writing Career Before The Jesus Experiment 6
- Chapter 3 The Link between Christianity and Journalism 15
- Chapter 4 Approaching The Jesus Newspaper 20
- The Culture of the Late Nineteenth Century
- Chapter 5 The Culture of the Society of Sheldon's Day 39
- Chapter 6 What Were Newspapers Like in Sheldon's Day? 52
- Chapter 7 Did Newspapers Report Religion in Sheldon's Day? 71
- The Experiment
- Chapter 8 How Did the Sheldon Newspaper Look? 92
- Chapter 9 What Are the Lessons from The Jesus Newspaper? 125
- Appendix Editorials of Charles Sheldon 134
- Editorial 1 The Topeka Capital This Week 135
- Editorial 2 What Can We Do To Make This a Better City 138
- Editorial 3 The World's Greatest Need 141
- Editorial 4 Moral Issues 143
- Editorial 5 Four Open Letters 146
- Editorial 6 The Saturday Evening Edition 149.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-161) and index.
- Based on thesis (Ph.D.)--Regents University, 1999.
- ISBN:
- 0761822224
- OCLC:
- 49723101
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