Technology & Spirituality: How the Information Revolution Affects Our Spiritual Lives (Skylight Illuminations) - Hardcover

Spyker, Stephen K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594732183 ISBN 13: 9781594732188

Publisher: SkyLight Paths, 2007

Synopsis

Can you live a spiritual life in a hyperconnected world?

“Technology is part of what defines us; it’s part of what makes us human. More than that, the technologies we adopt affect the very type of humans we become. The tools we choose to use and how we use them affect how we think, how we make decisions, how we relate to one another, how we construct knowledge, even how we think about God.”
―from the Introduction

Every day, new technologies affect your life at home, at work and at play. But how often do you pause to consider how your computer, mp3 player, cell phone, or PDA influence your spiritual life―your beliefs, your faith, your fundamental understanding of God?

With wit and verve, Stephen Spyker leads you on a lively journey through the many ways technology impacts how we think about faith and how we practice it. He explores the role of new spiritual communities, the personal relationships we have with our gadgets, our changing expectations, helping you to think about the many, often subtle, ways technology has seeped into every aspect of our lives and changed the way we “do” faith.

• Can online churches replace traditional houses of worship?
• Will my iPod give me peace of mind?
• Is technological convenience undermining our ability to create community and make commitments?

Whether a technophile or technophobe, no matter your faith or background, this book will entertain and challenge you while encouraging you to take a fresh look at spirituality in our modern world.

About this title

About the Author

Stephen K. Spyker has lived and worked at the intersection of religion and technology for over thirty-five years, most recently serving as director of information technology at Earlham School of Religion and at Bethany Theological Seminary, both in Richmond, Indiana.

Edition details

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594732183
• ISBN 13: 9781594732188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176