{"title":"Christian Books on Technology","description":"We live in a world saturated by technology. How can Christians faithfully follow Jesus in this digital age? These books will help you think wisely about screens, smartphones, and social media. See the highlights in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/blogs\/reformers-blog\/reformers-recommends-books-about-technology-and-media\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/blogs\/reformers-blog\/reformers-recommends-books-about-technology-and-media\"\u003eReformers Recommends: Books on Technology and Media\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9780310329039-next-story-the-life-and-faith-after-the-digital-explosion-challies-tim","title":"Next Story, The: Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion","description":"\u003c!-- FXBTE180209 --\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9780310515050-next-story-the-faith-friends-family-and-the-digital-world-challies-tim\" title=\"The Next Story: Faith, Friends, Family, And The Digital World\"\u003eNew edition available here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven the least technical among us are being pressed from all sides by advances in digital technology. We rely upon computers, cell phones, and the Internet for communication, commerce, and entertainment. Yet even though we live in this “instant message” culture, many of us feel disconnected, and we question if all this technology is really good for our souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a manner that’s accessible, thoughtful, and biblical, author Tim Challies addresses questions such as:\u003cbr\u003e - How has life—and faith—changed now that everyone is available all the time through mobile phones? \u003cbr\u003e - How does our constant connection to these digital devices affect our families and our church communities?\u003cbr\u003e - What does it mean that almost two billion humans are connected by the Internet … with hundreds of millions more coming online each year?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding the reader with a framework they can apply to any technology, Tim Challies explains how and why our society has become reliant on digital technology, what it means for our lives, and how it impacts the Christian faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/blogs\/reformers-blog\/book-review-the-next-story-by-tim-challies\" title=\"Reformers Review The Next Story Tim Challies\"\u003eRead a Reformers Review by Thomas Eglinton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10488793661483,"sku":"9780310329039","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/null.jpg_3828.1456792178.jpg?v=1636104357"},{"product_id":"9780310515050-next-story-the-faith-friends-family-and-the-digital-world-challies-tim","title":"Next Story, The: Faith, Friends, Family, And The Digital World","description":"\u003c!-- FXB150709 --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven the least technical among us are being pressed from all sides by advances in digital technology. We rely upon computers, cell phones and the Internet for communication, commerce and entertainment. Yet even though we live in this 'instant message' culture, many of us feel disconnected, and we question if all this technology is really good for our souls. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a manner that's accessible, thoughtful and biblical, Tim Challies addresses questions such as: \u003cbr\u003e - How has life - and faith - changed now that everyone is available all the time through mobile phones? \u003cbr\u003e - How does our constant connection to these digital devices affect our families and our church communities? \u003cbr\u003e - What does it mean that almost two billion humans are connected by the Internet, with hundreds of millions more coming online each year? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Christians need good, solid, and insightful guidance as to how to engage the digital world without surrendering to the digital mind. Tim Challies is uniquely qualified to write this book, and I greet its arrival with enthusiasm.\"? \u003cbr\u003e - R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/blogs\/reformers-blog\/book-review-the-next-story-by-tim-challies\" title=\"Reformers Review The Next Story Tim Challies\"\u003eRead a Reformers Review by Thomas Eglinton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10488811094059,"sku":"9780310515050","price":20.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9780310515050-Challies-The-next-story-pb.jpg?v=1600061587"},{"product_id":"9781433552434-12-ways-your-phone-is-changing-you-reinke-tony","title":"12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You","description":"\u003c!-- FXB170428 --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin a few years of its unveiling, the smartphone had become part of us, fully integrated into the daily patterns of our lives. Never offline, always within reach, we now wield in our hands a magic wand of technological power we have only begun to grasp. But it raises new enigmas, too. Even though we're more connected, we seem to be growing more distant. Never more efficient, we have never been more distracted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us - for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age - encouraging us to maximise the many blessings, avoid the various pitfalls, and wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433552434-12-ways-your-phone-is-changing-you-reinke-tony.pdf?v=1648171934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For many, the phone is an object of increasing anxiety, exhaustion, and dependency... If you want to know how to steward your technology and your life for Christ and his kingdom, read this.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Russell D. 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The growth of social media and increasingly innovative digital advancements raises questions for every Christian. How should we understand the new digital age? And how can we live well within it?  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThese technologies hold awesome potential for good. However, when we engage unthinkingly with the online world there is a danger that we begin to become increasingly like the technologies we use, relating and thinking without human connection. We fall short of what we were made to be. 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Others... well, not so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Christians we know the importance of our speech. Yet the fingers on our keyboard can be as hard to tame as our tongue (James 3:8).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating book, Lionel Windsor shines a healthy spotlight on the advantages, pitfalls and peculiar nature of the online world and explores how it affects the way we relate to others. His goal is to help you speak the truth of the gospel in love—even online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGospel Speech Online also features an introduction by Tony Payne on the importance of words and how words build.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthias Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10491252604971,"sku":"9781922206169","price":10.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781922206169-Windsor-Gospel-speech-online.jpg?v=1636095731"},{"product_id":"9781938267895-ngp-isnooping-on-your-kid-parenting-in-an-internet-world-black-nicholas","title":"NGP iSnooping on Your Kid: Parenting in an Internet World","description":"\u003c!-- FXB130504 --\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our increasingly wired world, your children have access to people, images and media that you don't want them to experience. What's a concerned parent to do? 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By reminding you of how Christ leads you to repentance and faithful living, he offers helpful advice on how you can help your children grow in purity, integrity and dependence on Christ as they navigate the world of technology. \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nPacked full of applied Biblical wisdom, these guides address highly relevant issues for anyone seeking counsel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Growth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10491319681067,"sku":"9781938267895","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781938267895-Black-CCEF-isnooping-on-your-kid-Parenting-in-an-internet-world.jpg?v=1636104558"},{"product_id":"9781942572992-face-time-your-identity-in-a-selfie-world-hatton-kristen","title":"Face Time: Your Identity in a Selfie World","description":"\u003c!-- FXB170731 --\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Vine. 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Screens and devices have become a part of our daily lives bringing many benefits, as well as challenges – not least to the area of parenting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur kids are digital natives, never having known a world that wasn’t saturated with screens, their knowledge and experience rapidly outstrip that of even the most technologically literate parents. Raising them to make safe and godly choices in this area is difficult as many of us are still working out how to use technology wisely ourselves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEliza Huie, a parent and Christian counselor, gives 5 tips to help us parent in this screen-saturated world. Her advice is biblical, practical, and non-judgmental as she explores how we can use our access to technology to help ourselves and our kids grow in love for God and service to one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/christian-books-on-parenting\/series_raising-kids-series\" title=\"Raising Kids Series\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee other books in the Raising Kids Series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"10Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12114061951019,"sku":"9781912373314","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781912373314-raising-kids-in-a-screen-saturated-world-help-for-parents-huie-eliza.jpg?v=1655367788"},{"product_id":"9781620327142-surviving-technopolis-hunt-iii-arthur-w","title":"Surviving Technopolis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnopolis has no end in view other than bigger, faster, newer, and more. 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Only then can you learn to use the phone in your hands with moderation, and as way to redemptively connect with the people in your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage count: 24\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Growth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14125479264299,"sku":"9781948130363","price":10.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781948130400-NGP-Obsessed-with-Your-Phone.jpg?v=1600050756"},{"product_id":"9781909919419-plugged-in-connecting-your-faith-with-what-you-watch-read-and-play-strange-daniel","title":"Plugged In: Connecting your faith with what you watch, read, and play","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether it's TV boxsets, Instagram stories or historical novels, we all consume culture. So it’s important that we are neither bewitched by it—buying into everything it tells us—or bewildered by it—lashing out in judgment or retreating into a Christian bubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Strange encourages Christians to engage with everything they watch, read and play in a positive and discerning way. He also teaches Christians how to think and speak about culture in a way that plugs in to a bigger and better reality—the story of King Jesus, and his cosmic plan for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s possible to watch TV and read novels and play video games in a way that actually feeds our faith, rather than withers it. It’s even possible for you—yes, you—to be that person who starts off talking to a mate about last night’s football and ends up talking about Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo be equipped to engage with culture and use it for God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781909919419-plugged-in-connecting-your-faith-with-what-you-watch-read-and-play-dan-strange.pdf?14249867313506069119\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Plugged In Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView an excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Timothy Keller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Faith in an age of information overload\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. What culture is and why you should care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The story of culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Culture as story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. “Can I watch…?”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Confronting and connecting with culture: the theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Confronting and connecting with culture: the practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Your turn: Cultural engagement for disciples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Here's some I prepared earlier...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ten columns body\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all spend hours each week watching, reading and listening. Not only does this add up to a significant proportion of our lives, but it’s also a big influence on how we think and behave. So it’s vital we think about how being a Christian shapes the way we interact with the culture around us and I know of no better guide than Plugged In. Dan Strange provides both a biblical framework and practical nuts-and-bolts tools. But Plugged In goes further, for it shows how culture can be a great starting point for speaking of Christ with our friends and colleagues. I warmly commend it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"three columns details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"notes rating\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Dr Tim Chester, \u003c\/strong\u003eFaculty member of Crosslands Training and author of Enjoying God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ten columns body\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this gem of a book seasoned author Daniel Strange manages what few people could do. He pre-digests the unwieldy and complex realm of culture studies and makes it unaffectedly clear. He also helps Christians know how to navigate in a world where culture appears out of control. He connects the decisions we must make to biblical texts, and to robust doctrines all along. Most of all he tells us why we should care about engaging culture and he makes crucial suggestions for how to do that. All of it is in a writing style that is full of imagination, enviably lucid, down-home without being folksy. This will be the go-to text for years, even decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"three columns details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"notes rating\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- William Edgar, \u003c\/strong\u003eProfessor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ten columns body\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are now plenty of books calling us to find new ways of connecting our gospel presentation to the needs and questions of people in a secular, pluralistic society. Dan's book actually tells and shows us how to do it. There really is nothing else like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"three columns details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"notes rating\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Timothy Keller, \u003c\/strong\u003eFounding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, NYC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Good Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15768733417515,"sku":"9781909919419","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781909919419-plugged-in-connecting-your-faith-with-what-you-watch-read-and-play-dan-strange_c3316002-bea2-4c20-bcfd-7ad1016c88e0.jpg?v=1600051137"},{"product_id":"9781433563799-competing-spectacles-treasuring-christ-in-the-media-age-reinke-tony","title":"Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world full of shiny distractions, faced with an onslaught of viral media constantly competing for our attention and demanding our affections. These ever-present visual “spectacles” can quickly erode our hearts, making it more difficult than ever to walk through life actively treasuring that which is most important and yet invisible: Jesus Christ. In a journalistic style, Tony Reinke shows us just how distracting these spectacles in our lives have become and calls us to ask critical questions about what we’re focusing on. The book offers us practical steps to redirect our gaze away from the addictive eye candy of the world and onto the Ultimate Spectacle—leading to the joy and rest our souls crave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"9781433563799-competing-spectacles-treasuring-christ-in-the-media-age-tony-reinke\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Competing Spectacles Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView an excerpt here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e4rI3OKmcHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Thirty years after Neil Postman’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e, Tony Reinke’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompeting Spectacles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes the impact-analysis of modern media to new levels: a new height and new depth. New height, because Christ crucified, risen, and reigning is brought into the discussion as the Spectacle above all spectacles. New depth, because the focus is not on what is happening to politics, but what is happening to the human soul. The conception of this book is not cavalier; it is rooted in the profound biblical strategy of sanctification by seeing (2 Cor. 3:18). \u003cstrong\u003eThe spectacle of Christ’s glory is ‘the central power plant of Christian sanctification.’ Ugly spectacles make us ugly. Beautiful spectacles make us beautiful.\u003c\/strong\u003e Reinke is a good guide in how to deflect the damaging effects of digital images ‘in anticipation of a greater Sight.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- John Piper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFounder and Teacher, desiringGod.org; Chancellor, Bethlehem College \u0026amp; Seminary; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tony Reinke has proven to be a wise guide for Christians through this era of technological whirl. Now with this accessible, sagacious book, he has done so again. This book shows us how to pull our eyes away from the latest viral video or our digital avatars of self and toward the ‘spectacle’ before which we often cringe and wince: the crucifixion of our Lord. That’s the spectacle we need.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Russell D. Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePresident, The Ethics \u0026amp; Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tony Reinke has the prophetic knack of helping us see the truth about ourselves and our world. In these pages—as illuminating as they are disturbing and challenging—he stands in the tradition of the spiritual masters who have understood that the city of man’s—and woman’s—soul is often attacked and destroyed through eye-gate. But\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompeting Spectacles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enot only diagnoses our distorted vision; it prescribes spectacles that give us twenty-twenty spiritual vision. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssential reading.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Sinclair B. Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“How to navigate the Christian life in a media-saturated culture feels more confusing than ever. \u003cstrong\u003eTony Reinke provides a dose of desperately needed clarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e Combining careful research with relevant application, this book is for anyone who wants to be more discerning and critically engaged in our culture—which should be every Christian!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Jaquelle Crowe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e author, \u003cem\u003eThis Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"table_of_contents\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: The Age of the Spectacle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1: Life inside the Digital Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2: Spectacles Defined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3: Distracted Spectacle Seekers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4: Image Is Everything\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5: The Spectacle of the Self in Social Media \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6: The Spectacle of the Self in Gaming \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7: Spectacles of Tele-Vision\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8: Spectacles of Merchandise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9: Politics as Spectacle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10: Terror as Spectacle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11: Ancient Spectacles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12: Every Nine Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13: The Spectacle of the Body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14: The Church in the Attention Market\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: The Spectacle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15: Spectakils in Tension\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16: Prynne’s Footnote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17: The World’s Greatest Spectacle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18: Is the Cross a Spectacle?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19: Two Competing Theaters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20: Spectators of Glory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21: The Church as Spectacle \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22: The Church as Spectacle Maker?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23: A Day inside the Spectacle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24: Our Unique Spectacle Tensions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25: One Resolve, One Request\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26: The Spectator before His Carving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27: A Movie So Good It Will Ruin You—Would You Watch It?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28: Resistible Spectacles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29: Summations and Applications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30: My Supreme Concern \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31: A Beauty that Beautifies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32: The Visio Beatifica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33: Dis-Illusioned but Not Deprived\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sq2nAZxvWbk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15794950406187,"sku":"9781433563799","price":25.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433563799-competing-spectacles-treasuring-christ-in-the-media-age-tony-reinke.jpg?v=1600051151"},{"product_id":"digitalpack2-digital-world-pack-2-reinke-tony-strange-dan","title":"Digital World Book Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pack of books to help you navigate our digital world. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/new-titles-at-reformers\/products\/digital-world-pack-1-12-ways-phone-changing-you-competing-spectacles-tony-reinke\" title=\"Pack 1\"\u003eSee another pack here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433552434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin a few years of its unveiling, the smartphone had become part of us, fully integrated into the daily patterns of our lives. Never offline, always within reach, we now wield in our hands a magic wand of technological power we have only begun to grasp. But it raises new enigmas, too. Even though we're more connected, we seem to be growing more distant. Never more efficient, we have never been more distracted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us - for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age - encouraging us to maximise the many blessings, avoid the various pitfalls, and wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For many, the phone is an object of increasing anxiety, exhaustion, and dependency... If you want to know how to steward your technology and your life for Christ and his kingdom, read this.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Russell D. Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e, president, The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433563799-competing-spectacles-treasuring-christ-in-the-media-age-tony-reinke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCompeting Spectacles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world full of shiny distractions, faced with an onslaught of viral media constantly competing for our attention and demanding our affections. These ever-present visual “spectacles” can quickly erode our hearts, making it more difficult than ever to walk through life actively treasuring that which is most important and yet invisible: Jesus Christ. In a journalistic style, Tony Reinke shows us just how distracting these spectacles in our lives have become and calls us to ask critical questions about what we’re focusing on. The book offers us practical steps to redirect our gaze away from the addictive eye candy of the world and onto the Ultimate Spectacle—leading to the joy and rest our souls crave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781433563799-competing-spectacles-treasuring-christ-in-the-media-age-tony-reinke\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Competing Spectacles Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView an excerpt here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e4rI3OKmcHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eTony Reinke has the prophetic knack of helping us see the truth about ourselves and our world\u003c\/strong\u003e. In these pages—as illuminating as they are disturbing and challenging—he stands in the tradition of the spiritual masters who have understood that the city of man’s—and woman’s—soul is often attacked and destroyed through eye-gate. But\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompeting Spectacles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enot only diagnoses our distorted vision; it prescribes spectacles that give us twenty-twenty spiritual vision. \u003cstrong\u003eEssential reading\u003c\/strong\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Sinclair B. Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“How to navigate the Christian life in a media-saturated culture feels more confusing than ever. Tony Reinke provides a dose of desperately needed clarity. Combining careful research with relevant application, \u003cstrong\u003ethis book is for anyone who wants to be more discerning and critically engaged in our culture\u003c\/strong\u003e—which should be every Christian!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Jaquelle Crowe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e author, \u003cem\u003eThis Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781909919419-plugged-in-connecting-your-faith-with-what-you-watch-read-and-play-daniel-strange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePlugged In\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it's TV boxsets, Instagram stories or historical novels, we all consume culture. So it’s important that we are neither bewitched by it—buying into everything it tells us—or bewildered by it—lashing out in judgment or retreating into a Christian bubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Strange encourages Christians to engage with everything they watch, read and play in a positive and discerning way. He also teaches Christians how to think and speak about culture in a way that plugs in to a bigger and better reality—the story of King Jesus, and his cosmic plan for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s possible to watch TV and read novels and play video games in a way that actually feeds our faith, rather than withers it. It’s even possible for you—yes, you—to be that person who starts off talking to a mate about last night’s football and ends up talking about Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo be equipped to engage with culture and use it for God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781909919419-plugged-in-connecting-your-faith-with-what-you-watch-read-and-play-dan-strange.pdf?14249867313506069119\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Plugged In Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView an excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Timothy Keller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Faith in an age of information overload\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. What culture is and why you should care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The story of culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Culture as story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. “Can I watch…?”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Confronting and connecting with culture: the theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Confronting and connecting with culture: the practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Your turn: Cultural engagement for disciples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Here's some I prepared earlier...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ten columns body\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all spend hours each week watching, reading and listening. Not only does this add up to a significant proportion of our lives, but it’s also a big influence on how we think and behave. So it’s vital we think about how being a Christian shapes the way we interact with the culture around us and I know of no better guide than Plugged In. Dan Strange provides both a biblical framework and practical nuts-and-bolts tools. But Plugged In goes further, for \u003cstrong\u003eit shows how culture can be a great starting point for speaking of Christ with our friends and colleagues\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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But as even the culture at large begins to reckon with the limits of a digital world, it's time for the church to take stock. Are online churches, video venues, and brighter lights truly the future? What about the digital age's effect on discipleship, community, and the Bible?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a pastor in Silicon Valley, Jay Kim has experienced the digital church in all its splendor. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnalog Church\u003c\/em\u003e, he grapples with the ramifications of a digital church, from our worship and experience of Christian community to the way we engage Scripture and sacrament. Could it be that in our efforts to stay relevant in our digital age, we've begun to give away the very thing that our age most desperately needs: transcendence? Could it be that the best way to reach new generations is in fact found in a more timeless path? Could it be that at its heart, the church has really been analog all along?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e216 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-header\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-body ivp-collapse collapse in\" id=\"toc-body\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Scot McKnight\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. EDM and Grandma's Church: The Relevance of Transcendence\u003cbr\u003e1. Slow and Steady: Why Go Analog?\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Worship\u003cbr\u003e2. Cameras, Copycats, and Caricatures: Worship in the Digital Age\u003cbr\u003e3. To Engage and to Witness: Analog Worship\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: Community\u003cbr\u003e4. Rebuilding Babel: Community in the Digital Age\u003cbr\u003e5. A Tax Collector and a Zealot Walk into a Crossfit: Analog Community\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Scripture\u003cbr\u003e6. Jackpot! Scripture in the Digital Age\u003cbr\u003e7. Howtoreadabook: Analog Scripture\u003cbr\u003e8. The Meal at the Center of History: Communion\u003cbr\u003eConclusion. Blinded by the Light: Where Do We Go from Here?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's a grave miscalculation for the church today to think relevance depends on the ability to keep up with the pace, gloss, and hype of our technological world. Our frenetic, fidgety age does not need a frenetic, fidgety church. Our Insta-perfect, polished age does not need a photoshopped, inauthentic church. Our tech-weary world does not need a tech-obsessed church. Jay Kim's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnalog Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunderstands this, presenting a compelling case for the church's most radical act in today's world: not to be a trendy, shape-shifting, chameleonic copycat, but to be a transcendent Christ-centered community whose\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edifference\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the world is why it makes a difference.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"endorsement-author\"\u003eBrett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition and author of Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Inter-Varsity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31753354477647,"sku":"9780830841585","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9780830841585-analog-church-why-we-need-real-people-places-and-things-in-the-digital-age-jay-y-kim.jpg?v=1636079557"},{"product_id":"9781783972722-the-christian-and-technology-fesko-john-v","title":"The Christian and Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on Demand - There will be a delay in fulfilling your order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf any one thing had to be selected to characterise our time, the rapid advance of technology would have to be high on the list. The touch screen is everywhere: in our pockets, on our desks and inevitably in our homes. Children seem to take to touch screens naturally, accelerating their use in every part of life. All this is not without advantages—rapid communication, easy contact between family members almost anywhere in the world, online shopping made convenient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut no-one can afford to ignore the danger signs, including the rapid spread of pornography across a wide age range, resulting in the sexualisation of young children. These things are in one sense the tip of the iceberg: there are measurable declines in true literacy and a decreasing ability to take in information that is not on the screen, or that moves away from ‘snippets’ and ‘sound bites’ and quickly accessible videos. And why do major Silicon Valley personalities who are producing these devices limit their use in their own families?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Fesko tackles the essential question: what is the Christian response to all this? As he says, ‘In the end, we need not flee from technology but we must understand it in order to use it well. One of the primary themes of this book is encouraging us to look past technology and dig into our own hearts. It encourages us to ask whether Christ so fills us that nothing else can drag us away from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e124 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany Christian books on the subject of technology are written by those who are either technophiles or technophobes. 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Are we doomed to the grim dystopia imagined in George Orwell’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e2084\u003c\/em\u003e, scientist and philosopher John Lennox will introduce you to a kaleidoscope of ideas: the key developments in technological enhancement, bioengineering, and, in particular, artificial intelligence. You will discover the current capacity of AI, its advantages and disadvantages, the facts and the fiction, as well as potential future implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe questions posed by AI are open to all of us. And they demand answers. 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Limited stock while available!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christian Perspective on the Joys of Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn today’s technology-driven culture, reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering information at the tap of a finger, reading a book is often seen as a tedious and outdated activity. Christians are not immune to this problem, as many Christians find it hard to read books—even the Bible—consistently and attentively. \u003cem\u003eRecovering the Lost Art of Reading\u003c\/em\u003e addresses these timely issues by exploring the importance of reading generally as well as studying the Bible as literature, giving practical suggestions along the way. 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But we can do better.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":513,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0}'\u003eThe modern view of the world is empty and lifeless, nothing more than a bunch of matter in motion, with life by the thousandth chance emerging from chaos. The modern world, as a result, can only concieve of progress as more efficiency, more technology, more domination. In stark contrast to this, Christianity presents a glorious vision for culture, and the vision of a world with truth, beauty, and goodness built into the very molecules of the universe. Medieval and Protestant Christianity began a conversation about truth, beauty, and goodness, but secularism ended the conversation mid-sentence. Sadly many Christians, while continuing to believe in the Gospel have become just as blind to the beauty of the universe and the need for a culture in which that beauty is recognized and cultivated. 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New iPhones and social media platforms, self-driving cars, and genetic engineering all prove that human innovation is not slowing down for anyone. But as technologies multiply and life in this age becomes more complex, the questions become more stark:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat does God think of human technology? Is he threatened by all its power? Is he trying to dismantle Silicon Valley?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his latest book, journalist Tony Reinke addresses these and other hard questions head-on from the Bible. By turning to 9 key passages and engaging with several theologians and thinkers, Reinke seeks to dismantle 12 common myths Christians often hold about technology, helping them understand the story of where human innovation came from and to embrace the church’s essential role in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e320 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433578274-god-technology-and-the-christian-life-tony-reinke-excerpt.pdf?v=1639352736\" title=\"God, Technology, and the Christian Life\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead an excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"product-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: What Is Technology?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: What Is God’s Relationship to Technology?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Where Do Our Technologies Come From?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: What Can Technology Never Accomplish?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: When Do Our Technologies End?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: How Should We Use Technology Today?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneral Index\u003cbr\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“From John Calvin to Wendell Berry and Elon Musk. From world-changing fertilizer to medical innovations and space travel. From the Tower of Babel to the new Jerusalem. From technology as savior to the sovereignty of God. From the boasts of Silicon Valley to the blood of Jesus. Tony Reinke’s book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod, Technology, and the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is panoramic and penetrating. I doubt there has ever been a more sweeping treatment of technology so firmly tethered to Scripture—and therefore so realistic and hopeful. Writing as a ‘tech optimist’ who trusts in God’s providential orchestration over all things, Reinke offers us an expansive and compelling ‘biblical theology of technology.’ God’s glory is the end of creation and the aim of all innovations. Apart from Christ there is no art, no science, no technology, no agriculture, no microprocessor, and no medical innovation. If God is the center of our life, technology is a great gift. If technology is our savior, we are lost. This is a mind-expanding, heart-stabilizing, God-glorifying, joy-sustaining book.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Piper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Founder and Teacher, desiringGod.org; Chancellor, Bethlehem College \u0026amp; Seminary; author, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“As both a pastor and an engineer, I continually find the need to interpret the marvels of the twenty-first century in light of Scripture. To that end, this book has been a great blessing. Tony Reinke has crafted an enlightening, balanced, and thoroughly engaging biblical theology of technology. This work is profoundly practical. All Christians should consider it, whether they live inside a major tech center or not.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConley Owens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pastor, Silicon Valley Reformed Baptist Church; Senior Engineer, Google\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The story of God’s glory is still unfolding inside the zeitgeist of the technium. Whether talking about developers inventing new apps in a data center, automated manufacturing robots churning out electric cars, or the eager consumers of these new products and services, this book reminds us that human technology serves God’s final purpose for his creation. In this captivating book, Tony offers an optimistic theology of technology that will inspire us to worship the Creator of our most powerful inventors, and—astonishingly so—help us live cautiously and faithfully inside our technological cities. To do it, he demystifies concepts created by well-intentioned Christians over the decades who have made it hard to see that science and technology exist by God, through God, and for God. His glory is reflected in ammonia, lithium, nuclear fission, and in advances to come in nuclear fusion and space travel.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod, Technology, and the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis essential reading for pastors, church leaders, and every Christian who lives and works inside the technological cities of man. A wake-up call for us to anticipate Christ’s return and the arrival of a new city—a better city—designed and built by God himself.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJose Luis Cuevas\u003c\/strong\u003e, pastor; missionary; Director of Project Management, Office for VMware Inc., Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Given the acceleration of automation in every aspect of our lives, we all need to reflect deeply on our technology history and future roadmap. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod, Technology, and the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Tony Reinke has developed a gospel-centered analysis of our technology-driven culture that is beneficial for both Christians and non-Christians alike.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernie Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVice President, VMware Inc.; Board Member, Joni and Friends\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39380498317391,"sku":"9781433578274","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433578274-god-technology-and-the-christian-life-tony-reinke.jpg?v=1636095430"},{"product_id":"9780310353348-gods-at-war-defeating-the-idols-that-battle-for-your-heart-kyle-idleman","title":"Gods at War: Defeating The Idols That Battle For Your Heart","description":"\u003c!-- FXB150709 --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGods at War \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eillustrates a clear path away from the heartache of our 21st century idolatry back to the heart of God--enabling us to be completely committed followers of Jesus.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do Netflix, our desire for the corner office, and that perfect picture we just posted on Instagram have to do with each other? 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But as with many good gifts from God, tech devices are best used in moderation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new picture book, readers meet Polly while on a trip to her grandparents’ farm. During her visit she spends all her time on her new tablet instead of enjoying the farm animals and playing with her cousins. A chat with her grandfather teaches her that, though screen time can be good, it can also keep kids away from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebetter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethings. Using simple language and beautiful illustrations, children ages 3–7 are introduced to the idea that technology is best enjoyed within boundaries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTGC Kids illustrated storybooks engage the hearts and imaginations of kids aged 3–7 by teaching them biblical truths about how to live and grow as God’s children in today’s culture. 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Our natural longing for relationship makes us vulnerable to the \"industrializing\" effects of social media. While we enjoy the benefits of digital tech, many of us feel troubled with its power and exhausted by its demands for permanent connectivity. Yet even as we grow disenchanted, attempting to resist the digital \"powers that be\" might seem like a losing battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSociologist Felicia Wu Song has spent years considering the personal and collective dynamics of digital ecosystems. She combines psychological, neurological, and sociological insights with theological reflection to explore two major questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of people are we becoming with personal technologies in hand?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd who do we really want to be?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong unpacks the soft tyranny of the digital age, including the values embedded in our apps and the economic systems that drive our habits. She then explores pathways of meaningful resistance that can be found in Christian tradition—especially counter-narratives about human worth, embodiment, relationality, and time—and offers practical experiments for individual and communal change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our current digital ecologies, small behavioral shifts are not enough to give us freedom. We need a sober and motivating vision of our prospects to help us imagine what kind of life we hope to live—and how we can get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e232 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9780830851133-restless-devices-recovering-personhood-presence-and-place-in-the-digital-age-felicia-wu-song.pdf?v=1638492225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"IVP USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39708739567695,"sku":"9780830851133","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9780830851133-restless-devices-recovering-personhood-presence-and-place-in-the-digital-age-felicia-wu-song.jpg?v=1638492075"},{"product_id":"9780830852505-transhumanism-and-the-image-of-god-todays-technology-and-the-future-of-christian-discipleship-jacob-shatzer","title":"Transhumanism and the Image of God: Today's Technology and the Future of Christian Discipleship","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're constantly invited to think about the future of technology as a progressive improvement of tools: our gadgets will continue to evolve, but we humans will stay basically the same. In the future, perhaps even alien species and intelligent robots will coexist alongside humans, who will grapple with challenges and emerge as the heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the truth is that radical technological change has the power to radically shape humans as well. We must be well informed and thoughtful about the steps we're already taking toward a transhuman or even posthuman future. Can we find firm footing on a slippery slope?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiblical ethicist Jacob Shatzer guides us into careful consideration of the future of Christian discipleship in a disruptive technological environment. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranshumanism and the Image of God\u003c\/em\u003e, Shatzer explains the development and influence of the transhumanist movement, which promotes a \"next stage\" in human evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, medical technology, and communications tools, he examines how everyday technological changes have already altered and continue to change the way we think, relate, and understand reality. By unpacking the doctrine of the incarnation and its implications for human identity, he helps us better understand the proper place of technology in the life of the disciple and avoid false promises of a posthumanist vision. We cannot think about technology use today without considering who we will become tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9780830852505-transhumanism-and-the-image-of-god-todays-technology-and-the-future-of-christian-discipleship-jacob-shatzer.pdf?v=1640140512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-header\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-body ivp-collapse collapse in\" id=\"toc-body\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Technology and Moral Formation\u003cbr\u003e2. What Is Transhumanism?\u003cbr\u003e3. My Body, My Choice: Morphological Freedom\u003cbr\u003e4. The Hybronaut: Understanding Augmented Reality\u003cbr\u003e5. Meeting Your (Mind) Clone: Artificial Intelligence and Mind Uploading\u003cbr\u003e6. What Is Real? Changing Notions of Experience\u003cbr\u003e7. Where Is Real? Changing Notions of Place\u003cbr\u003e8. Who Is Real? Changing Notions of Relationships\u003cbr\u003e9. Am I Real? Changing Notions of the Self\u003cbr\u003e10. Conclusion: The Table\u003cbr\u003eAuthor and Subject Index\u003cbr\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IVP USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39730288623695,"sku":"9780830852505","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9780830852505-transhumanism-and-the-image-of-god-todays-technology-and-the-future-of-christian-discipleship-jacob-shatzer.jpg?v=1640139359"},{"product_id":"9781433582660-reactivity-how-the-gospel-transforms-our-actions-and-reactions-paul-david-tripp","title":"Reactivity: How the Gospel Transforms Our Actions and Reactions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDigital media and technology are altering the way people act—and react—toward each other. Criticism, outrage, and controversy dominate social engagement and unfortunately many Christians have joined in the chaos. It’s a troubling contrast to Jesus’s words in John 13:35: “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Paul David Tripp instructs believers to view digital media and technology through the lens of the gospel and points them toward a biblical framework for communication. 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For Christians passionate about developing technology, it's not always clear how their faith and work intersect. How can designing and using technology actually be a way of loving God and our neighbors?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVeteran engineers and teachers Ethan Brue, Derek Schuurman, and Steve VanderLeest provide a field guide for fellow explorers working with technology. Using numerous case studies, historical examples, and personal stories, they explore issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebiblical themes and passages that relate to technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe ethics and norms involved in technology design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow engineering and technology tap into human dreams for a better world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way they acknowledge the challenges arising from technology but also point to the wonderful possibilities it offers us and its ability to contribute to the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Christians studying and working in engineering, computer science, technical design, architecture, and related fields, this book is packed with wisdom and practical guidance. By sharing what they have learned, the authors encourage readers to ask harder questions, aspire to more noble purposes, and live a life consistent with their faith as they engage with technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781514001004-christian-field-guide-to-technology-for-engineers-and-designers-a-ethan-j-brue-derek-c-schuurman-steven-h-vanderleest.pdf?v=1646714089\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-header\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-body ivp-collapse collapse in\" id=\"toc-body\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Dreams Take Flight\u003cbr\u003e2. A Survey of Technology and the Biblical Story\u003cbr\u003e3. Field Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e4. 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Many people rely on digital media for work, study, and entertainment. Whether we are comfortable with digital media, it is here to stay. But are you the master, or is it mastering you?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Do We Live in a Digital World?\u003c\/i\u003e, C. Ben Mitchell considers the benefits and burdens of digital media. Technology is not morally neutral; the situation is more complicated. Rather than taking uncritical or consumerist attitudes, Christians need to show discernment. Gain wisdom for how you should live in a digital world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/questions-for-restless-minds-series\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuestions for Restless Minds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries applies God’s word to today’s issues. Each short book faces tough questions honestly and clearly, so you can think wisely, act with conviction, and become more like Christ. Edited by D. A. 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At the same time, social media tends to accentuate, accelerate and exaggerate the issues we already have – highlighting our flaws and our fears. As Christians, we often wonder how our faith interacts with our life online. If the Bible was written 2000 years ago, does it have anything to say to our modern day struggles with social media?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gospel Online\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunpacks what it looks like to be a faithful Christian in a digital world. This book isn’t a series of rules for using your time online or a list of top tips for how to get the most out of social media. Instead, Ben Horrex traces five themes through the Bible to show us how the gospel can transform every part of us – our words, our identities, and our relationships – both online and off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"10Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39927063085135,"sku":"9781913896836","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781913896836-gospel-online-the-why-the-gospel-transforms-your-online-identity-ben-horrex.jpg?v=1649335553"},{"product_id":"9781956593037-social-sanity-in-an-insta-world-sarah-eekhoff-zylstra-editor","title":"Social Sanity in an Insta World","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do I feel so irritated after being on social media?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI just spent way too much time scrolling Instagram!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is everyone on Facebook having more fun than I am? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould I delete all my accounts?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSocial media can be both a delight and a disaster for women who want to love God and love neighbor. The industry has grown so fast that it’s been hard to figure out how to handle it wisely: in less than 20 years, more than 75 percent of American women have signed up for an account. The latest surveys show Americans spend more than two hours a day scrolling, posting, and liking. 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But for the last century, we’ve displaced that need with the ease of technology. We’ve dreamed of power that doesn’t require relationship (what the premodern world called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emagic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) and abundance that doesn’t require dependence (what Jesus called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMammon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e). 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From the generosity of early Christians to the efforts of entrepreneurs working to create more humane technology, Crouch shows how we can restore true community and put people first in a world dominated by money, power and devices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a way out of our impersonal world, into a world where knowing and being known is the heartbeat of our days, our households, and our economies. Where our human vulnerabilities are seen not as something to be escaped but the actual key to our becoming who were made to be together. Where technology serves us rather than masters us – and helps us become more human, not less.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40003972202575,"sku":"9781399801768","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781399801768-life-were-looking-for-the-reclaiming-relationship-in-a-technological-world-andy-crouch.jpg?v=1652876835"},{"product_id":"9781914966446-digital-dominion-five-questions-christians-should-ask-to-take-control-of-their-digital-devices-jeff-mingee","title":"Digital Dominion: Five Questions Christians Should Ask to Take Control of their Digital Devices","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristians are called to exercise dominion in a digital age. Yet our technological world influences us with each notification, app, and upgrade; our habits dominate and shape us.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDigital Dominion \u003c\/em\u003emoves us from mindlessly incorporating our devices into all of life to mindfully stewarding them in obedience to God. In this book, Jeff Mingee asks five questions to help us apply biblical wisdom to our digital habits and control our devices instead of being controlled by them. Providing a theological foundation as well as clear questions, this book is an accessible primer for digitally engaged believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e128 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781914966446-digital-dominion-five-questions-christians-should-ask-to-take-control-of-their-digital-devices-jeff-mingee.pdf?v=1655696389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“For good or ill, the digital world is here to stay. Jeff’s short book gives Christ followers a resource to navigate that world. If the digital sphere has taken dominance in your life, \u003cem\u003eDigital Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e will help you turn the tables.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.D. Greear\u003c\/strong\u003e, President, Southern Baptist Convention\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In the first century ad, the first Christians used the Roman roads to carry the gospel to the world. The Roman roads were created for both military and commercial use, but the first believers used it to share the message of Christ. The internet is our Roman road today. It is not always used for good, but Christians have the opportunity to have a powerful missional presence in the digital world. \u003cem\u003eDigital Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e is an incredible roadmap to tell us how believers should travel these roads today.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThom S. Rainer,\u003c\/strong\u003e Author, \u003cem\u003eThe Post-Quarantine Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Digital discipleship is an emerging area of urgent focus in pastoral ministry. How do we become faithful disciples of Jesus in such an over-stimulated, often-unwise digital age? How can we make sure technology isn’t using us more than we’re using it? Jeff Mingee’s book is an excellent, practical engagement with these timely questions. Those in ministry or training for ministry would benefit greatly from applying the book’s wisdom in their lives and ministry spheres. We need to be asking these questions and having these conversations!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrett McCracken,\u003c\/strong\u003e Senior Editor, The Gospel Coalition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Digital devices, like all devices, have the power to bless or curse, to build up or tear down. Without wisdom from above and the moral steel to act on that wisdom, we will be cursed and possibly destroyed by the plethora of digital devices at our fingertips. \u003cem\u003eDigital Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e is both timely and desperately needed in our day. It is grounded in biblical and theological truth. It is also practical and sensible. Read it with much profit and then go and put what you have learned into practice.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel L. Akin,\u003c\/strong\u003e President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Christians today live in the digital age, with its perils and promise. This requires an awareness of and discipleship toward healthy habits of engagement with our devices and with the interconnectedness of the world. \u003cem\u003eDigital Dominion \u003c\/em\u003eis a helpful guide to steer us away from two extremes: either total disengagement or total immersion. 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If you can’t see them, you can’t resist them, and the author gives you resources to do both. Samuel James has written an essential book. He is one of the small but growing number of young thinkers to whom the church must listen if it is to learn how to be effective in evangelism and formation in a post-Christendom world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Keller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChairman and Cofounder, Redeemer City to City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is such a wise and insightful book. Its power lies in the way it exposes truths not just about the digital world but about us: the things we want, the way we try to find them, how the internet weaponizes them in ways we may not have noticed, and what we can do about it. 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