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Table of Contents
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List of Boxes and Figures |
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Preface |
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Chapter 1: The Da Vinci Code Controversy |
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Background in Popular Culture |
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Fascination and Criticism |
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Religion, Rhetoric, and Church Ethos |
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What Role Leonardo? |
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Chapter 2: On Identifying Crisis Thresholds and Managing Impressions |
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Spirited Church Reactions |
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Crisis Thresholds |
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The Case of Opus Dei |
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Managing Impressions Using Computer-Mediated Communication |
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Cyberspace as Sacramental Space |
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Chapter 3: Accounting for the Influence of The Da Vinci Code |
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The Problem of “Near Accuracy” in Fiction |
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Constructing Media Realities |
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Applying Agenda-Setting and Cultivation Theories |