Religion Across Television Genres

Joseph M. Valenzano III (PhD, Georgia State University) is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Dayton.Erika Engstrom (PhD, University of Florida) is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

• Acknowledgements – Introduction – The (Unseen) Order of the Study Group: NBC’s Community and Religious Humor – Adherence and Adherents in Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black – Redefining Religious Boundaries in AMC’s The Walking Dead – Hunting Monsters, Finally Finding God in the CW’s Supernatural – Conclusion – Index.

"Religion Across Television Genres is a must-have book for anyone who studies pop culture and religion; it deserves a spot on every TV connoisseur's bookshelf."—Jarret Keene, Popular Culture Review, 30/2019