Virtually Human: Flourishing In A Digital World
The world is changing fast, and digital technology fastest of all.

The growth of social media and increasingly innovative digital advancements raises questions for every Christian. How should we understand the new digital age? And how can we live well within it?

These technologies hold awesome potential for good. But when we engage unthinkingly with the online world, there is a danger that we begin to become increasingly like the technologies we use, relating and thinking without human connection. We fall short of what we were made to be. We are virtually human.

Whether you are an early adopter, a sceptic, or just content to go with the flow, this book will help you navigate the digital world in a way that honours Christ and leads to your growth and the growth of those around you.

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Virtually Human: Flourishing In A Digital World
The world is changing fast, and digital technology fastest of all.

The growth of social media and increasingly innovative digital advancements raises questions for every Christian. How should we understand the new digital age? And how can we live well within it?

These technologies hold awesome potential for good. But when we engage unthinkingly with the online world, there is a danger that we begin to become increasingly like the technologies we use, relating and thinking without human connection. We fall short of what we were made to be. We are virtually human.

Whether you are an early adopter, a sceptic, or just content to go with the flow, this book will help you navigate the digital world in a way that honours Christ and leads to your growth and the growth of those around you.

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Virtually Human: Flourishing In A Digital World

Virtually Human: Flourishing In A Digital World

by Ed Brooks
Virtually Human: Flourishing In A Digital World

Virtually Human: Flourishing In A Digital World

by Ed Brooks

Overview

The world is changing fast, and digital technology fastest of all.

The growth of social media and increasingly innovative digital advancements raises questions for every Christian. How should we understand the new digital age? And how can we live well within it?

These technologies hold awesome potential for good. But when we engage unthinkingly with the online world, there is a danger that we begin to become increasingly like the technologies we use, relating and thinking without human connection. We fall short of what we were made to be. We are virtually human.

Whether you are an early adopter, a sceptic, or just content to go with the flow, this book will help you navigate the digital world in a way that honours Christ and leads to your growth and the growth of those around you.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783593897
Publisher: IVP
Publication date: 11/20/2015
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

The world is changing fast, and digital technology fastest of all.

The growth of social media and increasingly innovative digital advancements raises questions for every Christian. How should we understand the new digital age? And how can we live well within it?

These technologies hold awesome potential for good. But when we engage unthinkingly with the online world, there is a danger that we begin to become increasingly like the technologies we use, relating and thinking without human connection. We fall short of what we were made to be. We are virtually human.

Whether you are an early adopter, a sceptic, or just content to go with the flow, this book will help you navigate the digital world in a way that honours Christ and leads to your growth and the growth of those around you.

Table of Contents

Part 1
1. Just a tool? 25
2. What's the story? 40
3. The interface 60
Part 2
4. I tweet therefore I am 77
5. The social network 94
6. Real time 110
7. Virtual sex 125
8. Searching for knowledge 142

What People are Saying About This

Daniel Strange

"Our digital world can leave us bewitched, bothered and bewildered. Simplistic answers don't satisfy. The strength of Ed and Pete's analysis is its theological muscle which has the power to slow down our spinning compass and to redirect us clearly and gloriously towards Jesus Christ. Read it and get ready for real, not virtual, transformation.""Our digital world can leave us bewitched, bothered and bewildered. Simplistic answers don't satisfy. The strength of Ed and Pete's analysis is its theological muscle which has the power to slow down our spinning compass and to redirect us clearly and gloriously towards Jesus Christ. Read it and get ready for real, not virtual, transformation."

Andy Geers

"How our faith interacts with our digital world is such an important topic, and this book gives us the theological foundations we need whilst also being intensely practical. I wish all Christians would read this!"

Scott Kauffman

"Virtually Human masterfully steers clear of the typical pitfalls of writing on a subject like this. It is measured without once being boring; prophetic without being scolding; and accessible without being simplistic. Ed and Pete are equally expert in their command of theology and technology. I especially appreciated their exploration of the currencies of technology—time, community, identity, knowledge, and so on—by reframing them around the biblical narrative. Their arguments and illustrations are so strong and self-evident that I can imagine this book being equally effective for the Christian or the skeptic. I'm very pleased with this book and look forward to recommending it."

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