<P><EM>The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism</EM> is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, challenges, past and present global issues and debates in this exciting subject. The first collection of its kind, this volume comprises over 25 chapters by a team of international contributors. This Handbook is divided into five parts, each taking global developments in the field into account:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>Theoretical Reflections</LI><P></P><P><LI>Power and Authority</LI><P></P><P><LI>Conflict, Radicalization and Populism</LI><P></P><P><LI>Dialogue and Peacebuilding</LI><P></P><P><LI>Trends</LI><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Within these sections, central issues, debates and developments are examined, including religious and secular press; ethics; globalization; gender; datafication; differentiation; journalistic religious literacy; race and religious extremism. </P><P></P><P>This volume is essential reading for students and researchers in journalism and religious studies