Digital Liturgies
Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
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Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
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Average rating4.8
How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom
With advancements in internet technology, people can get instant answers to just about any of their questions, connect long distance with family and friends, and stay informed with events around the world in real time.
In Digital Liturgies, tech-realist Samuel D. James examines the connection between patterns in technology and human desires. Everyone longs for a glimpse of heaven; James argues they are just looking for it in the wrong place—the internet.
This accessible book exposes 5 “digital liturgies” that prohibit people from contemplating big truths, accepting the uncomfortable, and acknowledging God as their Creator. It then calls readers to live faithfully before Christ, finding wisdom through Scripture and rest in God’s perfect design.
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Surprisingly good. One sentence summary: “The Bible lays out the wisdom we need to live faithfully and fruitfully before our Creator, but the internet is an epistemological and moral habitat that makes such wisdom seem like foolishness.” (James 156) Plenty of stellar sentences, ideas, and paragraphs in here.
