Eschatological companions: Christian hope in virtual worlds

The Christian faith is oriented around the hope that is found in the birth, life, death, resurrection and return of Jesus Christ, and this hope shapes Christian understandings of being human and human flourishing. What then might this Christian hope have to say about our technological developments a...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garner, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2020]
In: Theology & sexuality
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 140-157
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hope / Social media / Eschatology
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NBQ Eschatology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Theology
B Christian hope
B Social media
B Virtual
B Eschatology
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Description
Summary:The Christian faith is oriented around the hope that is found in the birth, life, death, resurrection and return of Jesus Christ, and this hope shapes Christian understandings of being human and human flourishing. What then might this Christian hope have to say about our technological developments and, in particular, how those shape our reflection on being human? Moreover, how do the various virtual worlds that we inhabit in continuity with our physical environment shape our thinking on bodies, gender, sexuality, identity and relationships? This article adds constructive theological reflection on technologically shape virtual worlds through the lens of Christian hope, moving beyond only eschatological dimensions to focus also on technological narratives of purpose and novelty and theological thinking around humanity, Christology and salvation. It is our contention that Christian hope provides a unifying theme for fruitful theological reflection on virtual worlds and our lives within them.
ISSN:1745-5170
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2020.1803721