God, Technology, and the Christian Life
Tony Reinke
wheaton, illinois
God, Technology, and the Christian Life
Copyright © 2022 by Tony Reinke
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First printing 2022
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Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-7827-4
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-7830-4
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-7828-1
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-7829-8
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Reinke, Tony, 1977- author.
Title: God, technology, and the Christian life / Tony Reinke.
Description: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021006950 (print) | LCCN 2021006951 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433578274 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781433578281 (pdf) | ISBN 9781433578298 (mobipocket) | ISBN 9781433578304 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Technology—Religious aspects—Christianity.
Classification: LCC BR115.T42 R46 2022 (print) | LCC BR115.T42 (ebook) | DDC 261.5/6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021006950
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021006951
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Dedicated to every Christian living inside demanding and expensive tech centers, unselfishly building churches, and influencing the world’s most powerful industries for good.
We have detailed studies about the history of individual technologies and how they came into being. We have analyses of the design process; excellent work on how economic factors influence the design of technologies, how the adoption process works, and how technologies diffuse in the economy. We have analyses of how society shapes technology, and of how technology shapes society. And we have meditations on the meaning of technology, and on technology as determining—or not determining—human history. But we have no agreement on what the word “technology” means, no overall theory of how technologies come into being, no deep understanding of what “innovation” consists of, and no theory of evolution for technology. Missing ...
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About God, Technology, and the Christian LifeMany Christians remain perplexed about modern technology. New iPhones and social media platforms, self-driving cars, and genetic engineering all prove that human innovation is not slowing down for anyone. But as technologies multiply and life in this age becomes more complex, the questions become more stark: What does God think of human technology? Is he threatened by all its power? Is he trying to dismantle Silicon Valley? In his latest book, journalist Tony Reinke addresses these and other hard questions head-on from the Bible. By turning to 9 key passages and engaging with several theologians and thinkers, Reinke seeks to dismantle 12 common myths Christians often hold about technology, helping them understand the story of where human innovation came from and to embrace the church’s essential role in it. |
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