Unfriended
eBook - ePub

Unfriended

Finding True Community in a Disconnected Culture

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Unfriended

Finding True Community in a Disconnected Culture

About this book

We live in a hyperconnected world, and yet we're more disconnected than ever. We spend more time scrolling through Instagram than we do talking with our families. We've never had more "friends", but we have no one to meet for coffee.
Joe Battaglia understands that we are wired to have community, and that smartphones cannot meet our needs for love, acceptance, touch, and connection. In Unfriended, Battaglia uses research, personal insight, and biblical truths to help you:
  • leave behind the anonymity of the Internet and get face-to-face with people.
  • go beyond the "like" button and establish meaningful relationships.
  • get out from behind your screen and enjoy God's creation.
  • avoid toxic social media debates and become a vehicle of change.
Unfriended will help you shake off your digital fatigue and get back to real-life, real-world relationships with real people.
Additional guest chapters by Iris C. O'Brien, Michael Guillen, Donna Rice Hughes, and Delilah.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. 1 “One From Many”: The Motto of Community
  8. 2 Roots: The Foundation of Community
  9. 3 Fleshed Out: The Model of Community
  10. 4 Shared Life: The Character of Community
  11. 5 The Embedded Life: The Intersection of Community
  12. 6 Enriching Agents: The Salt and Light of Community
  13. 7 God’s Silent Language: The Community in Creation
  14. 8 Fake News: The Export of Fake Community
  15. 9 A Refugee’s Tale: The Transcendent Community
  16. 10 Spiritual Scrutiny: The Transparency of Community
  17. 11 Forgiveness: The Heavenly Example of Community
  18. 12 Hands Held High: The Hallmark of the Heavenly Community
  19. 13 The Hidden and the Healed: The Disparity of Community
  20. 14 When Worlds Collide: The Redemption of Community
  21. 15 The Road Less Traveled: The Sacrifice of Community
  22. 16 The Radical Encounter: The Intersection of Community
  23. 17 The Mary and Martha Syndrome: The Servant Community
  24. 18 The Bully Pulpit: The Community of Cowardice
  25. 19 The Currency of Heaven: A Community of Tears
  26. 20 Puppy Love: The Community of God’s Creation
  27. 21 Sacrifice: The Community of the Cross
  28. 22 Families, Communities, and Societies: The Community of Science
  29. 23 God’s Moral Compass: The Community of Education
  30. 24 Of Service and Sacrifice: The Community of Hope
  31. 25 Love and Innocence Lost: The Shadow Community
  32. Notes
  33. Contributors
  34. About the Author