Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: Science, Technology & Religion
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From Toronto, the latest issue of Tyndale University College and Seminary’s magazine focuses specifically on church and technology, including the summary of some research they’ve done on technology use in church in Ontario. You can access the entire magazine in electronic form here: Tyndale, The Magazine | eVersion | Tyndale The summary article is available…
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Just checked the letterbox on the way back from a walk with the kids and found my copy of this book in it. Was wondering when it would arrive. Transhumanism and Transcendence | Georgetown University Press. From the blurb: Transhumanism and Transcendence Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement Ronald Cole-Turner, Editor The timeless…
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This Saturday it’s the annual TANSA / Vaughan Park Meeting | Vaughan Park Retreat Centre. (TANSA = Theology and the Natural Sciences in Aotearoa) Christian Faith and PostmodernitySaturday 17 September Postmodernity has not only challenged our understanding of truth it has also opened us up to new ways of accessing and understanding the truth, and…
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Josh McDowell vs. Kevin Kelly | Jesus Creed points to these two opinions about the internet and its potential for harm or health respectively. In the negative corner: Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians, Christian News While in the optimistic corner, Kevin Kelly: Geek Theologian | Christianity Today | A Magazine of…
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Hat tip to SAET » Biblical Studies Toolbar » The Society for the Advancement of Ecclesial Theology for the link to the Tyndale Toolbar | Tyndale House. Might be useful to have it available in the web browser from time to time.
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The day started well yesterday. We had a really good session in the postgrad class ‘Science, Technology, Media and God’ looking at religion and spirituality in the online space, as well as some ethical thoughts on that, and then when I emerged from that there was a copy of “Friending: Real Relationships in a Virtual…
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Ran a three session workshop on “digital life” for a vestry retreat day over on the North Shore today. I enjoyed it, and there were good questions and comments from people in the sessions and over morning tea and lunch.
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The most recent Spiritual Outlook programme on Radio New Zealand National is on digital religion and includes an interview with Rachel Wagner (Ithaca College, and author of forthcoming Godwired: Religion. Ritual, and Virtual Reality). You can listen to the audio here (as well as MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files). Podcast link is http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts/spiritualoutlook Rachel was…
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I’ve been wondering when something like this might happen. Various gatherings happen around the place – bibliobloggers, panels at conferences and other events, and then the non-denominational gatherings around religious blogging – but I can’t remember seeing anything else like this. Any other similar events around? Vatican invites bloggers to first-ever summit – Religion and…
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Clearing out random saved links from the web browser and came across these related posts: Experimental Theology: How Facebook Killed the Church Why Millennials are leaving church … you won’t believe this | Jesus Creed