Power Failure (Paperback)

A. Borgmann

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Language: English

Published by Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI, 2003

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Paperback. We live in a culture shaped and fueled by technology. Usually we equate access to technology with opportunity and the chance to pursue "the good life." Power Failure raises some crucial, if disconcerting, questions about technology: If technology liberates us, what kind of liberation does it promise? Are we prospering, and by what definition? Albert Borgmann looks at the relationship between Christianity and technology by examining some of the "invisible" dangers of a technology-driven lifestyle. Specifically, he points out how utility and consumption have replaced connection to physical things and meaningful practices in everyday life. Power Failure calls us to redeem and restrain technology through simple Christian practices, including citizen-based decision making, shared meals, and daily Scripture reading. A call to redeem and restrain technology through everyday Christian practices and sacraments such as communal celebrations, shared meals, and daily Scripture reading. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Title
Power Failure (Paperback)
Author
A. Borgmann
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group, Ada, MI
Publication year
2003
Condition
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Binding
Paperback
Language
English
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