The Gospel in Communication: A Conversation with Communication Theorist John Durham Peters

Abstract

Yorgason interviews theologian John Durham Peters regarding the relationship between his ideas, Mormon thought, and Mormonism. Peters' work is admired both within and outside of communication studies for its sparkling phraseology, suffusion of religiosity, and refusal to tie itself to scholarly or political trendiness, as well as for its stunning breadth, depth, provocativeness, and originality. Here, Peters narrates on how he characterize the reception of his books, in terms of the religious content, by university audiences in general. Politically, he examines whether there is a radical center in the Church.