Always on : practicing faith in a new media landscape / Angela Williams Gorrell.
Publisher:
Baker Academica division of Baker Publishing Group,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xiii, 183 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-179) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Interested conversation -- Traversing the new media terrain -- Shaping stories -- Online Jesus -- The convergence -- Glorious possibilities -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Many of us are "always on"--scrolling through social media, checking email, or searching the web. New media spaces can be sites and instruments of God's unconditional love, but they can also nurture harmful conditions and become sources of anxiety, jealousy, and despondency. Always On provides useful tools for helping students and congregants understand the world of social media and engage it faithfully, enabling Christian communities to address its use in constructive, pastoral ways. The book includes discussion questions and sample exercises for each chapter.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.