A Theology For A Mediated God: How Media Shapes Our Notions About Divinity
by Dennis Ford
2021-01-08 15:44:17
A Theology For A Mediated God: How Media Shapes Our Notions About Divinity
by Dennis Ford
2021-01-08 15:44:17
A Theology for a Mediated Godintroduces a new way to examine the shaping effects of media on our notions of God and divinity. In contrast to more conventional social-scientific methodologies and conversations about the relationship between religion a...
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A Theology for a Mediated Godintroduces a new way to examine the shaping effects of media on our notions of God and divinity. In contrast to more conventional social-scientific methodologies and conversations about the relationship between religion and media, Dennis Ford argues that the characteristics we ascribe to a medium can be extended and applied metaphorically to the characteristics we ascribe to God-just as earlier generations attempted to comprehend God through the metaphors of father, shepherd, or mother. As a result, his work both challenges and bridges the gap between students of religion and media, and theology.
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