152: The smartphone disciple (Part 2)

About this episode

This episode explores the relationship between technology, particularly smartphones, and Christian understanding of humanity and divine purpose.

Digital technology like smartphones has revolutionised the way we navigate daily life and the way our whole society functions. Such technology has its downsides. Even so, our stance as Christians is often something like, “Let’s use this technology wisely, but not abuse it”, as if the technology is simply a neutral instrument. But the good things of our world (like technology or money) can become much more than this: they can become master-teachers that dominate and disciple us. In Part 1 of our series, we explored the extraordinary power and usefulness of the smartphone, as well as the powerful effects and consequences that follow from its widespread usage—the way that the phone, in fact, shapes the way we think about our lives and the way we act as humans. In this episode—Part 2—we’re going to think about what God says about all this—what he says about what it means to be human, and how human technology and manufacturing relates to God and to the purposes he has for humanity. How do the Scriptures shape our understanding of technology in general and the smartphone in particular? We’ll find it does so in surprising and disturbing and liberating ways. (Please note: Part 3 will be…

People in this episode

Host: Centre for Christian Living

Topics covered

• digital technology
• Christian perspective
• smartphone usage
• humanity and technology
• Scriptural insights

Keywords

• smartphone
• technology
• Christianity
• humanity
• Scripture
• digital life
• discipleship

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Books & works: The smartphone disciple

Places: Australia

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