Kristy Maddux is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. Her work has been published by many journals, including Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Philosophy & Rhetoric, Feminist Media Studies, and Women's Studies in Communication. She lives in the greater Washington, D.C., area.

• Preface1. Christian Media, Gender, and Civic Participation2. Genteel Masculinity, the Prophetic Posture, and Legislative PoliticsAmazing Grace3. Violence, Divine Sanction, and Submissive FemininityThe Passion of the Christ4. Brutish Masculinity and the War against EvilLeft Behind5. Femininity and Secular Salvation in Social Welfare7th Heaven6. Biology, Heterosexuality, and the Privatization of FaithfulnessThe Da Vinci Code7. The Limits and Possibilities of Faith-Based Civic ParticipationReferencesNotesIndex

[Maddux] presents an interesting reading of contemporary culture and offers a methodology for a more careful consideration of the interaction between media and religion. -- Paul A. Soukup, Santa Clara University -- Communication Research Trends