Radio
The medium of radio began with a focus on education, but later shifted to more of an entertainment focus, which is a situation that multimedia Bible studies can learn from. By the 1930s, most families had a radio in their home, which connected faith to current events and others outside their community because information could be shared in many places over a short amount of time (Legg, 2012). This again stresses the importance of forming a community of believers. Radio was beneficial at first because it was education focused and the church used talkback radio, but in the late 1940s the radio became more entertainment focused (Leonard, 2003). All media today reflects this trend of focusing on entertainment and people’s attention spans have grown smaller if they are not interested by something. Christian radio today is now mostly focused on music stations that uplift up Christians and evangelize to non-Christians, but also includes a small number of talks shows and radio dramas (Andriacco, 2000). Music and entertainment are not bad, but they should not take precedence over the goal of educating others in God’s Word. Multimedia Bible studies should take advantage of inspiring and emotional music, but still ensure that growing in God’s Word is the main focus instead of entertainment.
Film
The early use of film demonstrates the danger of translating the Bible into other media, including multimedia Bible studies. In the year 1910, the church saw evangelical possibilities in the production of film, but they did not get enough control over religious output so they stayed away (Leonard, 2003). However, that does not mean that early films did not serve any purpose in the church’s ministry of Christian education. Films quickly succee...
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Hatch tells the reader that the religious communication changed in only two ways in the years following the American Revolution. The first way in which religious communication was that “clergy men lost their unrivaled position as authoritative sources of information (Hatch 125).” The second way in which the religious communication changed “was an explosion of popular printed material (Hatch 125).” This explosion of printed word changed Protestant Christianity. Exploiting of the press many pamphlets, tracts, books, songs and newspapers were published in order to extend the reach of Christianity and to battle other religions and naysayers. But even men of proper learning and character found it difficult to infuse elitist communication and gospel for the common man (Hatch 128). Elias Smith contented, “and all Christians have a right to propagate it, I do also declare, that every Christian has a r...
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It is crucial that we try our best to develop well-informed, respecting views of all peoples, Christians included. The way the makers of Noah defeated the purpose of the biblical Noah story by turning it into a gory, hate-filled film was utterly impertinent of them. An inconsiderate action like this could easily affect the American society. Pew Research says that 33% of Americans, including Christians, are already denying that the Holy Scripture is the Word of God, which used to be a fundamental belief of Christianity (“Religious Landscape Study”). We can’t say that inaccurate biblical movies are to blame for all negative trends and views associated with Christianity, but we also can’t deny that they do affect it. Media is a powerful force; it can change the opinions of an entire nation. Especially in this age, the effect is larger than ever as American media spreads throughout the world. Therefore, the urgency for realistic, accurate presentations of every topic and view is at an all-time high. Most media is made to convince or sell an idea or
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