Introduction : gender - a blind spot in media, religion and culture? / Mia Lovheim -- Media and religion through the lens of feminist and gender theory / Mia Lovheim -- Feminist orientations in the methodologies of the media,religion, and culture field / Lynn Schofield Clark and Grace Chiou -- Material witnesses: women and the meditation of Christianity / Pamela E. Klassen and Kathryn Lofton -- Occupying pews, missing in news: women, religion, and journalism / Joyce Smith -- Danish female fans negotiating romance and spirituality in the Twilight saga / Line Nybro Peterson -- Lwa like me: gender, sexuality and Vodou online / Alexandra Boutros -- Infertility, blessings, and head coverings : mediated practices of Jewish repentance / Michele Rosenthal -- Claiming religious authority: Muslim women and new media / Anna Piela -- Meanings and masculinities / Curtis D. Coats and Stewart M. Hoover -- Saving grace: television with "something more" / Diane Winston -- Digital storytelling: empowering feminist and womanist faith formation with young women / Mary E. Hess -- Media, religion and gender: key insights and future challenges / Mia Lovheim