A Structural analysis of Evangelists’ programs In Satellite TV channels

Both internally and externally, religious propagation through media has always been in the center of attention of Christian denominations. In recent decades, coinciding with the emergence of new media communications such as satellites and internet, Christianity is faced with the new challenges of religious messages advertising. A fundamental change in the form of religion mediatization and a distance from traditional Christian symbols and concepts, in a area which media has provided, has led some Christian sects, such as the Evangelists, to assess their new conditions and predict the opportunities and threats that a new form of religious ceremonies and advertising that were welcomed by their audience. In this study a variety of Christian programs in terms of structure and form of message presentation is evaluated through content analysis of the broadcasts of the most famous Christian preachers on TV and satellite channels