Home›Sources›Televangelism, Power, and Politics on God's FrontierSourcesTelevangelism, Power, and Politics on God's FrontierHenry Holt and CompanyCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Televangelism, Power, and Politics on God's Frontier." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/televangelism-power-politics-gods-frontier.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Televangelism, Power, and Politics on God's Frontier. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/televangelism-power-politics-gods-frontierCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-televangelism-power-and-politics-on-god, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Televangelism, Power, and Politics on God's Frontier}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/televangelism-power-politics-gods-frontier}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA sociological study by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Anson D. Shupe, published by Henry Holt and Company in 1988, examining the rise of American religious broadcasting and televangelism as an institutional, economic and political force. The authors trace how the electronic communications revolution reshaped evangelical religious practice and organization, and how broadcast religion's scale and reach carried real political consequence beyond its stated devotional purpose.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedJeffrey K. Hadden and Anson D. ShupePublisherWell-attestedHenry Holt and CompanyPublication YearWell-attested1988URLWell-attestedhttps://books.google.com/books/about/Televangelism_Power_and_Politics_on_God.html?id=ZGpoQgAACAAJSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A sociological study by two academic sociologists (University of Virginia and University of Texas at Arlington) examining religious broadcasting as an institutional and political phenomenon. Placed at this atlas's top tier for its academic authorship and its documented, institution level treatment of the broadcast religion phenomenon rather than any single program.Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Categories, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested10ArticlesWhat a Broadcast Work Entry CoversSourcesTelevangelism, Power, and Politics on God's FrontierGeneral References2ArticlesWhat a Broadcast Work Entry CoversCategoriesBroadcast WorkComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year