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A Boat with New Nets: A Reflection on Embodied Transcendence In God's Image: An Anthropology of the SpiritMarriage, Family and the Church: A Boat with New NetsRestless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital AgeBelieving in Bits: Digital Media and the Supernatural

Authors :
Farris, Joshua R.
Source :
Reviews in Religion & Theology. Jul2023, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p121-126. 6p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

As divergent as they seem to be, In God's Image; Marriage, Family and the Church; Restless Devices; and, Believing in Bits all have several overlapping themes that center on the embodied nature of the imago Dei. Each presents a set of questions that prompt consideration of how 'technology' influences, shapes, and informs our embodied practice of religion. In God's Image and Marriage, Family and the Church give us a broad vision of the human that helps situate and theologically engage the themes, concerns, and developing challenges in Restless Devices and Believing in Bits. The latter two gesture in the direction that aid us in thinking about the liturgical nature of what it means to be human. In God's Image offers a sampling of different proposals primarily from a Protestant perspective that open up questions for how one ought to unify the themes and teleological nature of the body. Through a brief interaction with all four works, I gesture toward Marriage, Family and the Church as providing A Boat with New Nets that might just help us to navigate our changing world of technological advancement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13507303
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Reviews in Religion & Theology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164780417
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.14233