Ministers of a New Medium: Broadcasting Theology in the Radio Ministries of Fulton J. Sheen and Walter A. Maier
Historian Kirk D. Farney examines the pioneering golden-age radio ministries of Roman Catholic bishop Fulton J. Sheen on The Catholic Hour and Lutheran scholar Walter A. Maier on The Lutheran Hour. Analyzing their broadcast sermons, theological convictions, and cultural influence, he illuminates how mid-twentieth-century religious broadcasting shaped American public faith.