TheoMedia
eBook - ePub

TheoMedia

The Media of God and the Digital Age

  1. 252 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

TheoMedia

The Media of God and the Digital Age

About this book

The church is unsure of itself in the twenty-first century's media culture. Some Christians denounce digital media 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 book is not an unqualified endorsement of the latest media products or a tirade against media technology. Instead, Byers calls us to rethink our understanding of media in terms of the media of God in the biblical story of redemption.

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Information

Publisher
Cascade Books
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781621897361
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. TheoMedia
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Part 1: Media Old and New
  4. Chapter 1: Introduction
  5. Chapter 2: Contextual Gaps
  6. Chapter 3: Harbingers of Gloom and Glory
  7. Chapter 4: Media Dark and Bright
  8. Part 2: The Sights and Sounds of Israelā€™s God
  9. Chapter 5: Creation and God-sponsored ā€œMedia Eventsā€
  10. Chapter 6: Physical Structures, Visionary Encounters, and the Media of the Absurd
  11. Part 3: The Speech and Texts of Israelā€™s God
  12. Chapter 7: Word Anxieties and Word Theology
  13. Chapter 8: The Story of the Great King and the Lost Book
  14. Part 4: Media Christology
  15. Chapter 9: The Page-Splitting God Who Rips Sky and Veil
  16. Chapter 10: Gospel and Incarnation
  17. Chapter 11: Crucifixion
  18. Chapter 12: Resurrection & Ascension
  19. Chapter 13: Christā€™s Return
  20. Part 5: Conclusion
  21. Chapter 14: The Spirit and the Bride
  22. Bibliography