(Social Media & Theological Discourse: A Confessional Aside)
I “refresh” the email Inbox (is there some new news to be unlocked from the ever-updating oracle of the Internet?). I check on the dashboard of my blog (do I dare allow my eyes to move to the WordPress chart that tells me the number of visits per day?). I go to Amazon to see where my book ranks (45,256 or 231,970?). I go to The Ooze where I have a published article (did anyone post a comment to my piece?).
All this clicking. All this sick self-worth hanging on info to be revealed on the screen of my laptop. What is this doing to my soul (or revealing about my soul)?
…And how does this affect theological discourse online?
Joel is going to be writing a post on this soon… I am eager to read it!
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[...] Social Media & Theological Discourse [5]: The Necessity of Wonder By Andy This post is part of series we are calling “Ethics for Social Media & Theological Discourse.” Here are the preceding posts: Intro; [1] the dangers of the screen-to-screen mode of communication; [2] Wisdom from the 17th Century; [3] John Dyer article at CT; [4] The Wisdom Literature on Speech; [5] A Confessional Aside. [...]
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