Tag: Technology

‘The Life We’re Looking For,’ with Andy Crouch

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Andy Crouch joins us for a discussion of his recent book, The Life We’re Looking For. We get into technology, community, meaning, and keeping our eyes on the things that matter.

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Theopolis Podcast: Q&A Session (Social Media, Corporate Election, Postmillennialism & Preterism, Abortion)

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Peter Leithart, Jeff Meyers, and I have another question and answer session, answering further questions left by listeners on our Curious Cat page and elsewhere.

You can follow the Theopolis podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes, and on most podcast apps. You can read show notes over on the Theopolis podcast website. You can also see past episodes I have contributed to by clicking the ‘Theopolis Podcast’ link in the bar above. If you would like to leave a question for us to answer, please do so on our Curious Cat page.

Technology, Formation, Community, and Narrative in the Digital Age (Michael Sacasas)

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Michael Sacasas, one of the most thoughtful contemporary commentators on technology and media, joins me for a wide-ranging conversation.

Read more of his work here:

‘The Analog City and the Digital City’
‘Narrative Collapse’
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Recommended Books:

Neil Postman, Technopoly
Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media
Walter Ong, Orality and Literacy
Albert Borgmann, Power Failure
Ivan Illich, Tools for Conviviality
Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society