DIGITALLY REMASTERED PB

Imagine having to phone that friend to congratulate them on their new job - rather than posting a 'like' on their timeline.

Or imagine writing a letter, finding an envelope and a stamp, walking to the letterbox and waiting a week for a reply - instead of firing off an email. How quickly life changes. The communications technologies that now permeate our every waking moment open up endless possibilities: we can do things more quickly, we can do things more efficiently, we can do more things.

And yet there is a down side - our time absorbed in social media and sifting through shopping choices; a quarter of working hours spent in unproductive online activity. And more sinister implications: loss of privacy, anonymity, the undisclosed harvesting of personal details by commercial and government organisations.

Ultimately, the reality of communications technologies is that either we will master them or they will master us. In this incredibly helpful book, Guy Brandon unpacks the practical and spiritual significance of our technological choices and encourages us to use communications technologies in a way that aligns with our faith and calling, and makes us more faithful, more human and better at relating to one another.

Review from the GLO General Director, Stephen McQuoid:

Digitally Remastered by Guy Brandon, who is research director at the Jubilee Centre, Cambridge. This book deals with the issue of IT and how it permeates every moment of our lives. Its purpose is to help us think critically and biblically about the use of IT. Each chapter looks at and analyses a different aspect of the use of IT, and concludes with a practical list of actions in order to be wise in the way we use IT.

Brandon is to be commended for the wide-ranging nature of the book, dealing with everything from time-saving technology to social media and the surveillance state. Brandon argues, correctly in my view, that IT is a great blessing and can even assist us in our Christian lives and relationships, but it can also be very dangerous and even sinister if not used in an appropriate way. A lot of what he says is highly relevant and thoughtful, and he writes in a very accessible and challenging way. If you have never read a book on a Christian perspective on IT, this is an excellent place to start.

Product details:

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Muddy Pearl (14 Nov. 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1910012376
Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 2 x 21.1 cm