Sex, Tech, and Faith: Ethics for a Digital Age

Ott, Kate/ Kim-kort, Mihee (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 0802878466 / ISBN 13: 9780802878465

Published by Eerdmans Pub Co, 2022

208 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.70 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0802878466

Synopsis:

A values-based, shame-free, pleasure-positive discussion of Christian ethics in response to a range of pressing issues in the digital age—including online pornography, dating apps, sexting, virtual-reality hookups, and sex robots.

Digital innovation has rapidly changed the landscape of sexual experience in the twenty-first century. Rules-based sexual ethics, subscribed to by many Christians, are unable to keep up with new developments and, more often than not, seem effective at little other than generating shame.

Progressive ethicist Kate Ott steps into this void with an expansive yet nuanced approach that prioritizes honesty and discernment over fear and judgment. Rather than producing a list of don’ts, Ott considers the possibilities alongside the potential harm in everything from the use of internet porn to the practice of online dating to human-robot intimacy. With the aid of thought-provoking anecdotes and illuminating research, Ott invites readers to wrestle with the question of how to practice a just and flourishing sexuality in the digital age—and does so by drawing on core values of the Christian tradition.

A rich resource for both individuals and groups, Sex, Tech, and Faith includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter for those considering these issues in community, as well as extensive youth study guides for parents, pastors, and teachers in need of age-appropriate means of beginning these difficult conversations with teens. Readers of all backgrounds and identities will be challenged to consider how their choices and habits in the digital world can lead to sexual health, wholeness, dignity, and fulfillment—for themselves and those in relationship with them.

About the Author:
Kate Ott is professor of Christian social ethics at Drew Theological School in Madison, New Jersey, and lecturer in practical theology at Yale Divinity School. A Christian feminist ethicist interested in the formation of moral communities, she is the author of Christian Ethics for a Digital Society and Sex + Faith: Talking with Your Child from Birth to Adolescence, and she lectures and leads workshops on technology, sexuality, and professional ethics for teens, young adults, parents, and religious leaders.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sex, Tech, and Faith: Ethics for a Digital ...
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New