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Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith (2009)

by Shane Hipps(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0310293219 (ISBN13: 9780310293217)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: An excellent mind-bending book. An ad-executive takes us inside the scripts that blind us to the dangers of technology. All is not as it seems, especially in virtual relationships. But in the end Hipps challenges us to embrace technology with a keen eye to its limitations. His main thesis is that the living community of faith is the best medium through which to communicate the gospel. The medium is the message was never more true. Together, we are the light of the world.
review 2: I first picked up this book because Shane is the new teaching pastor at my church, Mars Hill. I knew he had been an advertising exec before entering seminary, and his insights on culture and media are invaluable to not just the Christian community but anyone who lives in a culture (r... moreead: anyone). He introduces some of Marshall McLuhan's principles and expands on them to apply to the technology that's become popular today. He explains why ignoring a cell phone can make someone you're with feel honored; why image-obsession (from paparazzi to everyday) can become destructive for everyone involved; and how the Internet is changing the way our brains function. Most appealing about this book, however, is that Shane is extremely practical in his approach. He doesn't argue that we should do away with technology entirely (although at times that feels like a good option), but that we should realize that technology is just an extension of traits we already possess and we should use them with intention, awareness, and care. less

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