ABSTRACT
We are living in an emerging technoculture. Machines and gadgets not only weave the fabric of daily life, but more importantly embody philosophical and religious values which shape the contemporary moral vision-a vision that is often at odds with Christian convictions. This book critically examines those values, and offers a framework for how Christian moral theology should be formed and lived-out within the emerging technoculture. Brent Waters argues that technology represents the principal cultural background against which contemporary Christian moral life is formed. Addressing contemporary ethical and religious issues, this book will be of particular interest to students and scholars exploring the ideas of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Grant, Arendt, and Borgmann.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Introduction
part |97 pages
Philosophical Description and Critique
chapter |28 pages
The Philosophical Background of the Emerging Technoculture
chapter |22 pages
George Grant: Illuminating the Darkness as Darkness
chapter |24 pages
Hannah Arendt: Mortality and Natality
chapter |21 pages
Albert Borgmann: Devices and Desires
part |82 pages
Theological Construction
part |80 pages
Philosophical Critique and Theological Construction
chapter |21 pages
Confession: Admitting the Darkness as Darkness
chapter |28 pages
Repentance: The Renewing Possibilities of Second Births
chapter |26 pages
Amendment of Life: Desiring the Good
part |59 pages
Moral Engagement
part |57 pages
Theological Construction and Moral Engagement