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From The Garden To The City: The Redeeming And Corrupting Power Of Technology (2011)

by John Dyer(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0825426685 (ISBN13: 9780825426681)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Kregel Publications

review 1: I am not aware of another book out there that remotely attempts to cover this valuable content. Dyer does a great job of teaching what technology is, how it plays out in history, and how it relates to your life today. If you are a technophile or technophobe you will find this to be a very interesting short read as it relates technology to history to the Bible. You'll find a new appreciation for God the creator and the blessing it is to carry on his creative work. I originally got this for free but became a big enough fan I went back and paid for another copy.
review 2: Thought-provoking. His treatment of how the Industrial Revolution led to increased consumerism, etc., lacked the depth and quality of the rest of the book, and (pet peeve) the use of alliteration... more to frame the main ideas he was presenting was a bit annoying... but apart from those small gripes, very very worth reading. His point that we use technology not only as a distractor but also as a stand-in savior is very good, and I'd never thought much about the subtle ways the "objects" of technology sway us toward values the inventors may or may not have intended. Also, I especially appreciated that he offered a balanced approach and a framework-- we should think carefully about the qualities technology tends to bring out in US, and be wise about the ways we work sometimes through technology and sometimes against it. I'd definitely recommend this book. less

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