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Bezig met laden... Following Jesus in a Digital Agedoor Jason Thacker
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We were told technology would make our lives easier and more convenient, but technology just seems to have made it more complicated and confusing. As Christians, what does our faith have to do with these pressing issues of life in a digital age? In Following Jesus in a Digital Age, you will not only be challenged on how technology is shaping your walk with Christ, but you will also be equipped with biblical wisdom to navigate the most difficult aspects of our digital culture--including the rise of misinformation, conspiracy theories, social media, digital privacy, and polarization. God calls his people to step into the challenges of the digital age from a place of hope and discernment, grounded in His Word. How will you follow Him in the digital age? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The author says: “…this book is not really designed to help you craft better technology habits, or a book about tips and tricks to use technology better. Rather, it is (1) an attempt to open your eyes to all the ways technology is profoundly shaping you toward efficiency, falsehood, self-absorption, and division, and (2) a call to a moral, holistic, and deeply biblical way of navigating such a shaping force by walking (not just believing in) a more Christlike direction of wisdom, truth, responsibility, and our true identity in Christ.”
Throughout the book, I learned a lot about the issues facing us in our current time, such as society’s shift to a more individualistic culture that has thus bred loneliness and division, as well as the seriousness of technology used with malicious intent.
As I read, my eyes were opened to the ways technology affects us and even altered how we have developed throughout our lives. I was reminded of how the digital world has caused us to be always “on,” to feel like we must be reachable 24/7, or always checking our devices out of FOMO (the fear of missing out on something or of being left behind).
One of my favorite quotes from the book is one I think most everyone needs to consider:
“Professor Jacob Shatzer [says], ‘When you’ve got a smartphone with a camera, everything looks like a status update.’ The truth is that technology is shaping us in ways that we may not even notice and that should concern us all.”
As put forth in the book, the key question we need to ask ourselves is, “How do we identify the good [technology] can do for us, while also pinpointing the bad it’s doing to us?” How this book reflects on this question makes it an important read for our day.
I received a review copy of this book for free from Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. All opinions are my own. (