[Kate Ott] argues cogently that for Christians to practice ethical internet use, they must be digitally literate. For Ott, this means understanding 'how data is used, information is created, and predictive analytics are promoted.' . . . Ott implores Christians to use technology in ways that honor God, including practicing forgiveness, being socially responsible, and caring for the environment with their technological choices. Ott’s book will appeal to Christian technology enthusiasts looking to engage in digital communities.

Publishers Weekly

Finally, a book about tech that treats Christians like real human beings. Kate Ott offers a sophisticated, critical, accessible primer on Internet cultures and their discontents. It is not another call for a prudish retreat from networks, nor a ploy to manipulate them for propagandistic ends. Rather, it invites faith to be a guide for creative and savvy participation in building a more just digital world.

- Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder,

So many theological responses to the digital age begin (and end) in moral hand-wringing about how much our world has changed, or in ‘how-tos’ designed to enable more tech-savvy ministers and lay leaders. Kate Ott offers us something else: a kind of moral grammar—or in her language, practices of moral ‘hacking’—to navigate our digital lives in embodied, incarnational ways. An improvisational book in the best of senses, this should be read by teachers, professors, students, parents, ministers, and anyone trying to think and act Christianly.

- Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University,

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What difference does it make to engage digital technology as a Christian? Kate Ott invites us to think intentionally and creatively about the shaping effect our engagement with the ever-changing digital world has on our relationships and our community formation. Providing a new ethical language, she orients our reflection away from a rule-based approach toward a relational and imaginative approach, all while keeping context, community, and justice at the fore.

- Xochitl Alvizo, California State University, Northridge,

Christian Ethics for a Digital Society looks at how we live in an increasingly digital world. From sexting to hashtag activism like the #metoo movement, technology has entered both our private and public lives in a deep way. Far from hand-wringing about the dangers of technology, Christian Ethics for a Digital Society offers pragmatic wisdom on how to live thoughtfully today. Instead of just worrying about the next technological gadget or app, it’s time we consider what Christianity has to offer a world increasingly reimagined in a digital landscape. This book provides a new perspective on how to assess digital technology use, development, and expansion through a lens of Christian values. The purpose of this book is to begin a conversation about the massive ecosystem change that digital technologies push in our lives through a focus on the ethics of everyday practices.
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Christian Ethics for a Digital Society examines how we live in an increasingly digital world. From sexting to hashtag activism like the #metoo movement, technology has entered both our private and public lives in a deep way. Christian Ethics for a Digital Society offers pragmatic wisdom on how to live thoughtfully today.
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Preface Introduction Christian Ethics as Creative Moral Response Digital Literacies as Praxis Moral Approaches and Digital Technologies “We” and Moral Proportion Moral Means 1 Programming for Difference Babel: Valuing Diversity Data, Algorithms, and Predictive Analytics Searching Difference, Networking Diversity Excursus 1: Difference and Self-Understanding 2 Networked Selves Moral Formation in a Digital Life Are We Disconnected in Our Connection? Digitally Creating the Self The Self as Digital, or I Share, and Therefore I Am Attunement and Digital Moral Formation Excursus 2: Moral Complicity in the Digital Society 3 Moral Functions Beyond the Delete Key Sin and Metanoia in a Digital Age Digital Data, Archiving, and Surveillance Ctrl + Z: To Forget or to Forgive? Moral Functions of Forgiveness and Metanoia Digital Disruption 94 Excursus 3: God as Panopticon or Prisoner 4 Creation Connectivity Linking Ecological, Technological, and Social Issues Data Mining and Digital Mattering Reconnecting with Cocreative Responsibility Excursus 4: Digital Clouds and Dirt-Filled Devices 5 Ethical Hacking and Hacking Ethics Swords into Plowshares Digital Literacies for Hacking Participatory Culture and Digital Citizenship Creativity, Hacking, and Community Conclusion Excursus 5: Reading and Writing New Visions Notes Selected Bibliography Web Citations
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6/5/19: Read Kate Ott's interview with U.S. Catholic magazine; "Do Catholics need a new code of ethics for the digital age?" Link: https://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201905/do-catholics-need-new-code-ethics-digital-age-31734
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781442267374
Publisert
2018-12-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Vekt
435 gr
Høyde
238 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
190

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Biografisk notat

Kate Ott is associate professor of Christian social ethics at Drew Theological School.She also held the position of deputy director of the Religious Institute, a nonprofit committed to sexual health, education, and justice in faith communities and society. She is author or co-editor of several books, including Sex + Faith: Talking with Your Child from Birth to Adolescence. She has leadership roles with organizations including Catholics for Choice and Feminist Studies in Religion.