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How Christian missionary media shaped the world

  • Written by Jason Bruner, Director of Undergraduate Studies & Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Arizona State University
Missionary media has played an important role in shaping world news.Pamla J. Eisenberg/Flickr.com, CC BY-SA

The Christian Broadcasting Network, founded over 50 years ago by evangelist Pat Robertson, has now launched the first 24-hour Christian television news channel.

Robertson said that the channel would help viewers understand how current events...

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