For the next 9 weeks I will be teaming up with a friend of mine, Adam Procella, to teach a series of lectures entitled, “Christianity in the 21st Century: A Biblical Worldview of Technology” at Memorial Presbyterian Church on Sunday Mornings.
Adam Porcella is a fellow classmate of mine who is, like me, working toward his Masters degree in divinity (M.Div.). Adam graduated from Covenant College just outside of Chattanooga, TN with a degree in Philosophy. Adam has previously co-lectured on Science and Christianity with another very good friend of mine, who is an internationally known astrophysicists, Dr. A.J. Poelarends.
In this series, Adam and I will cover some of the basic ground work toward a Philosophy of Technology and will also discuss how our life of faith intersects with Technology. It is designed to help construct a basic framework for thinking critically about technology in general as well as Information Technology in particular and how our daily lives as Christians impact and are impacted by technology.
We will cover a number of topics and areas that will include to a lesser or greater extent the following:
- A History of Technology
- Toward a Philosophy of Technology
- Social Networking and Relationships
- Identity and Technology
- Video Games and Virtual Reality
Last week was the initial introduction to the series. This week I will be presenting a lecture entitled: “A History of Innovation: Toward an Understanding of the Nature and Course of Technology.”
I hope to have a running series of blog posts related to this that I will post on my other blog (technologian.us) which will be less technical than this one and geared more toward things such as what will be contained in the lecture series. If you are interested or want more info on this lecture series then shoot me an email.
Tags: general, general tech, personal growth