Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age - Couverture souple

Detweiler, Craig

 
9781587433986: Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1587433982 ISBN 13 : 9781587433986
Editeur : Brazos Press, 2018

Synopsis

Selfies are ubiquitous. They can be silly or serious, casual or curated. Within moments, smart phone users can capture their image and post it across multiple social media platforms to a global audience. But do we truly understand the power of image in our image-saturated age? How can we seek God and care for each other in digital spaces?

Craig Detweiler, a nationally known writer and speaker and an avid social media user, examines the selfie phenomenon, placing selfies within the long history of self-portraits in art, literature, and photography. He shows how self-portraits change our perspective of ourselves and each other in family dynamics, education, and discipleship. Challenging us to push past unhealthy obsessions with beauty, wealth, and fame, Detweiler helps us to develop a thoughtful, biblical perspective on selfies and social media and to put ourselves in proper relation to God and each other. He also explains the implications of social media for an emerging generation, making this book a useful conversation starter in homes, churches, and classrooms. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and a photo assignment for creating a selfie in response to the chapter.

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À propos de l'auteur

Craig Detweiler (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an author, award-winning filmmaker, and cultural commentator who has been featured in the New York Times and on CNN, NPR, Fox News, and ABC's Nightline. He is president of [The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology](https: //theseattleschool.edu) and is the author of several books, including iGods and Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century. He is also the coauthor of A Matrix of Meanings and editor of Halos and Avatars.

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Éditeur
Brazos Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1587433982
ISBN 13 
9781587433986
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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