"Applauding the Good and Condemning the Bad": The Christian Herald and Varieties of Protestant Response to Hollywood in the 1950s.

From: Journal of Religion and Popular Culture | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: Linnell, Greg | Copyright information

Greg Linnell *

Abstract

A descriptive analysis of the ways in which the non-denominational Protestant monthly The Christian Herald attempted to mediate between Hollywood and American Protestants reveals the complexity and variety of Christian response to popular culture in the ostensibly quiescent and uniform 1950s. Moreover, film reviews, editorials, commentary and letters to the editor demonstrate how the Herald sought to exert control of Protestant activit...

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