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Overall, Hatcher effectively reinforces how religious narratives touch upon our social experience as Christian voices engage media industries in a world of technological innovation and commodification. One is also reminded of how substantially religion is embedded in American politics. This book could be used to introduce students to specific cases of the various Christian actors whose voices shape America and its social history. I would especially recommend the first chapter on Barber and the last chapter on religious satire. BIBLIOGRAPHY Hall, Stuart, 1973, “Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse”, https://core.ac.uk/down- load/pdf/81670115.pdf [accessed 10 July 2019]. FILMOGRAPHY The Way (Emilio Estevez, US 2010). Book Review: Religion and Media in America | 197www.jrfm.eu 2019, 5/2, 193–197