Omotayo Banjo is associate professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati.Kesha Morant Williams is associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University, Berks.

• ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Christianity and Race in Political Discourse: The Case of Barack Obama Kevin Coe Chapter 2. Facing the Crowd: An Oral History Gospel Performance as Social Messaging Nathaniel Frederick IIChapter 3. The Constitution of a “Moral Issue” through Media Representations in Christian Newspapers: Implications for Race, Class, and GenderJoshua F. Hoops Chapter 4. Segregating the Dial: Institutional Racism in Evangelical Radio Mark Ward Sr.Chapter 5. Behind the Music: Exploring Audiences’ Attitudes toward Gospel andContemporary Christian Music Omotayo O. Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams Chapter 6. The Multicultural Church: A Challenge for the Black ChurchPhyllis Welch-Johnson and Kenya N. Washington Johnson Chapter 7. Coming Up the Rough Side of the Mountain: Building a Multicultural Church in a US Southern Mill Town Damion Waymer and Rodney CrippsChapter 8. Jesus and His Multi-Ethnic Bride: A Case Study of Organizational Identification and Unity Among Believers Joel M. SolomonChapter 9. Coptic Ethnoracial Identity and Liturgical Language Use Nicholas RaghebChapter 10. Promoting Transcultural Musical Interactions at Grahamstown Cathedral: An Analysis of Some Recent ExperiencesAndrew John BethkeChapter 11. How Great is Our God—Multicultural Worship as a reflection of Contemporary Diversity Discourse Oneya Okuwobi About the Editors and Contributors

Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions and Dilemmas is an important volume particularly at a time when our nation continues to wrestle with historical and contemporary implications of its original sin of racism. Omotayo Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams along with a robust group of scholars critically examine mediated messages and media ownership, production, and dissemination practices that illustrate a fluid understanding of race and the Christian faith. This volume brilliantly engages contemporary Christian discourses of race and diversity within the post-Obama and Black Lives Matter era in a meaningful way that makes it a must read for scholars, religious leaders, and students.