Aquinas on the Web? : doing theology in an Internet age / Jana Marguerite Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Jana Marguerite, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Computer network resources.

Religion.

Cyberspace--Religious aspects.

Cyberspace.

Internet--Religious aspects.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : T & T Clark, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ""problem"" of the internet has plagued theologians for the past decade: some have claimed it as ""gnostic"" and evil because it denies the Christian doctrine of the incarnation and lacks serious engagement with others. Some have viewed the internet as presenting good possibilities for theological work because it provides a democratic arena for sharing ideas, unrestricted by traditional hierarchies and concerns. None of these considerations quite capture the problems or benefits that the internet provides. Jana Bennett reviews critically how Web 2.0 both develops from traditional theology

Contents:

Cover-Page; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 Can Thomas tweet? Theology about the internet; Theology about the internet: The good, the bad, and the tool; The internet as culture; Theology and the internet as practices; The caveat...; 2 Idolatry: On whether the internet is a creature created by God; The internet conversation: Is God online?; Our human "Gods" and the internet; Beauty and truth; God and God's Creature, the Internet; 3 Theological cyborgology in Aquinas on the Web?; The internet conversation: Internet fasts and Avatar; Theological anthropology?

Humans and their (mere) tools?Becoming cyborgs; Cyborg-human relationships; Can cyborg be saved?; 4 Empowering power: Scripture, authority, and sources in Web 2.0 theology; The internet conversation: A power that deceives?; The power of the internet; Conclusion; 5 Asking "whether an internet church can exist?" is asking the wrong question; Introduction; The internet church as the next new thing...; Online Christian traditions; Longing for and belonging to Christian community; What kind of community ought we to be?; 6 Theology of the mean: The internet and the good life?

The internet conversation: Winning or faithfulness?Living "the good life" online; To have the "good life" online, you need to be good offline-and vice versa; The good life in a technological age...; Conclusions: "The new and the old"-practicing internet theology; Read in diverse ways; Practice imagination; Turn off, purposefully; Be part of Christian community, online and offline; Practice stability in community; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 14, 2014).

ISBN:

9780567622044

0567622045

9780567553393

0567553396

OCLC:

866442999