Religion in an Age of Technology

Technology raises important religious issues and not only moral ones. Given that technology is about transforming reality, these issues are different from the issues that arise in dialogues on religion and science that are primarily after understanding reality (e.g., cosmology, physics, and evolutio...

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Main Author: Drees, Willem B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2002
In: Zygon
Year: 2002, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 597-604
Further subjects:B Technology
B Culture
B IRAS conference
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Summary:Technology raises important religious issues and not only moral ones. Given that technology is about transforming reality, these issues are different from the issues that arise in dialogues on religion and science that are primarily after understanding reality (e.g., cosmology, physics, and evolutionary biology). Technology is a multifaceted reality—not just hardware but also skills and organization, attitudes and culture. Technology has been appreciated as well as considered a threat but is best understood contextually and constructively.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/1467-9744.00439