Theomedia

Цена 33.30 - 65.28 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780718893521

Брэнд Lutterworth Press

Автор


Страниц 258

Год выпуска 2014

The church can be uncertain of itself in our digital age. Some Christians denounce the twenty-first century"s media culture while others embrace the latest gadgets and apps as soon as they appear. Many of us are stumbling along amidst the tweets, status updates, podcasts, and blog posts, wondering if we have ventured into a realm beyond the scope of biblical wisdom. Though there is such a thing as "new media", Andrew Byers reminds us that the actual concept of media is ancient, theological, and even biblical. In fact, there is such a thing as the media of God. "TheoMedia" are means by which God communicates and reveals himself - creation, divine speech, inspired writings, the visual symbol of the cross, and more. Christians are actually called to media saturation. But the media that are to most prominently saturate our lives are the media of God. If God creates and uses media, then Scripture provides a theological logic by which we can create and use media in the digital age. This...