Adan posted his top 5-10 list of essential reads on the comment to my last post, but I’m setting them up here so you don’t have to look for comments:

Hi, Paul. Am I ever surprised to read your invite. ok, here goes. I’m trying not to duplicate your excellent list, which makes the task more difficult.

Jesús Martín-Barbero (1987 original Spanish)(1993) “From Media To Mediation: Communication, Culture and Hegemony”. Sage.

Jesús Martín-Barbero and Germán Rey (1999) “Los Ejercicios del Ver”. Barcelona, Gedisa Editorial

The above two books provide a basis for engaging religioin and media culturally.

Mary E. Hess (2005) “Engaging Technology in Theological Education: All That We Can’t leave Behind.” Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

David Morgan (1998) “Visual Piety, A History and Theory of Popular Religiious Images.” Berkeley, University of California Press.

Lawrence Lessig (2004). “Free Culture, The Nature and Future of Creativity.” New York, Penguin Books.

The above title immediately above relates to religion insofar as freedom of expression and creation is essential to retelling of religious narratives.

I’d conclude with the film, by Alejandro Springall, (1999), “Santitos”. It explores Mexican material religious culture.

So, I’ll ask David Morgan and Lynn Schofield Clark.

Thanks, mate. Can’t wait to see what Lynn and David come up with.