From the Garden to the City

July 1, 2011

This book, like Tim Sinclair's Branded (reviewed on p. 68) from the same publisher, is concerned with how Christianity can and must confront some of the ineluctable features of contemporary life. Dyer (director of web development, Dallas Theological Seminary) engages the challenges of technology by using, among other resources, Stanford engineer Stephen J. Kline's "layers" of technology and then seeking out biblical precedents for our current relationship with technology. He acknowledges the distance between technology's shallow allure and the deep personal relationships that faith ought to encourage. VERDICT Dyer tackles some of the thorny and at times unacknowledged questions of spiritual life. Many Christians and church study groups will find this an excellent discussion starter, despite its brevity.

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