The Rev. Jerry Falwell, a television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and later, a conservative Christian university, died Tuesday (May 15). He was 73.

West Virginia University has experts who can discuss Falwells religious role in American politics and media.

They are:

• Jane Donovan , a lecturer in religious studies. Donovan teaches the course,Christianity in America,where she discusses Falwell and televangelism. She can be reached at jane.donovan@mail.wvu.edu or 304-376-9896.

• Dr. Robert DiClerico , a professor of political science. DiClerico is an authority on political parties and agenda-setting, and talk about the roles large and politically active groups like the Moral Majority play in the political process. He can be reached at robert.diclerico@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-3812, ext. 5276.

• Dr. Ralph Hanson , an associate professor journalism in the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. Hanson is a former newspaper reporter who specializes in the sociology of mass communicationincluding the kind practiced by clergy who use the pulpit for politics. He can be reached at ralph.hanson@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-3505, ext. 5412.