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

July 3, 2020 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

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

How Did We Get Here? The Causes of Our Current Sexual Landscape

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ Leave a comment

I recently spoke at Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in South Bend, IN on the subject of our current sexual environment and its causes. You can watch the talk here and see other talks in the series here.

From Gutenberg to YouVersion: The Word of God and the Technology of the Word

April 10, 2018December 4, 2018 ~ Alastair Roberts ~ 2 Comments

My recent Davenant Institute lecture on the subject of the significance of textual technologies for our engagement with Scripture has just been posted on Youtube:

I recently enjoyed watching Dr. Christopher Schlect’s highly informative and stimulating lecture in the same series.