A Theology for a Mediated God
How Media Shapes Our Notions About Divinity
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology
| Author: | Dennis Ford | ISBN: | 9781317401865 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dennis Ford |
| ISBN: | 9781317401865 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
A Theology for a Mediated God introduces a new way to examine the shaping effects of media on our notions of God and divinity. In contrast to more conventional social-scientific methodologies and conversations about the relationship between religion and media, Dennis Ford argues that the characteristics we ascribe to a medium can be extended and applied metaphorically to the characteristics we ascribe to God—just as earlier generations attempted to comprehend God through the metaphors of father, shepherd, or mother. As a result, his work both challenges and bridges the gap between students of religion and media, and theology.
A Theology for a Mediated God introduces a new way to examine the shaping effects of media on our notions of God and divinity. In contrast to more conventional social-scientific methodologies and conversations about the relationship between religion and media, Dennis Ford argues that the characteristics we ascribe to a medium can be extended and applied metaphorically to the characteristics we ascribe to God—just as earlier generations attempted to comprehend God through the metaphors of father, shepherd, or mother. As a result, his work both challenges and bridges the gap between students of religion and media, and theology.
