Engaging Technology in Theological Education: All That We Cant Leave Behind

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2005

BV4020

2004-029353

0-7425-3223-2

Engaging technology in theological education; all that we can't leave behind.

Hess, Mary E. (The communication, culture, and theology series)

Rowman & Littlefield, [c]2005

157 p.

$22.95 (pa)

Hess (Luther Seminary) examines the growth of digital technologies and the media culture, and their possible applications in theological studies, from several angles. She addresses the growth of the media culture, and the expectations it has created in learners of every discipline, the "technology gap," and the power of digital media even on the faithful. She describes how theological education has changed as a consequence, how educators can use technology to create up-to-date learning experiences, and what educators must recall from the lessons of the past. She addresses racism in digital cultures, legal issues such as copyright law, and ways to give a high-tech feel to low-tech exercises.