Mass Media and the Future of Preaching

Authors

Duane Mehl, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

4-1-1970

Document Type

Article

Keywords

mass media, electronic, mcluhan, press, communication, donne, eliot

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Contemporary electronic media threaten the stability of words, the ability of words to stay put in our culture. Since society depends on a common organization of words and word symbols for orderly function and for the transmission of tradition from generation to generation, the new media profoundly affect the very nature of our culture.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Mehl, Duane (1970) "Mass Media and the Future of Preaching," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 41, Article 21.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol41/iss1/21