Sam Martin’s book, Decoding the Digital Church: Evangelical Storytelling and the Election of Donald J. Trump, is one of three finalists for the Religious Communication Association’s Book of the Year Award.
Martin is the Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Affairs in the School of Public Service. Her research examines questions related to political communication, focusing on the public discourses of conservative social movements, especially white, evangelical voters.
The Religious Communication Association is an interfaith academic society for scholars, teachers, students, clergy, journalists, and others.