Religion and Technology: A Study in the Philosophy of CultureBloomsbury Academic, 1997 M04 30 - 208 pages Religion and technology have always been at the heart of any civilization, says Newman, and the changing relations between them have and will continue to have a powerful influence on social and personal development. Newman begins with a look at religious criticism of technology, most specifically the view that technology undermines religious world views, religious practices, and spirituality in general. But what the religious antitechnologist might be misunderstanding, he argues, are the essence of technology, its relation to progress, and its significance as a religious endeavor. Indeed, religion may be a form of technology, or both may be the same as culture itself. |
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Technology and Techne | 39 |
Technology and Progress | 73 |
Technology as a Religious Endeavor | 109 |
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