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Crisis of Transcendence - A Theology of Digital Art and Culture (Hardcover)
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Crisis of Transcendence - A Theology of Digital Art and Culture (Hardcover)
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From the Internet to the iPhone, digital technology is no mere
cultural artifact. It affects how we experience and understand our
world and ourselves at the deepest levels-it is a fundamental
condition of living. The digitization of modern life constitutes an
essential field of religious concern because it impacts our
individual and cultural sensibilities so profoundly. Despite this,
it has yet to be thematized as the subject of religious or
theological reflection. The Crisis of Transcendence remedies this
by asking a single significant question: How is digital technology
impacting the moral and spiritual depth of culture? How can
something as ineffable and nebulous as the depth of culture be
known and articulated, let alone critiqued? Author J. Sage Elwell
suggests that an answer lies in the arts. The arts have
historically acted as a barometer of the depth of culture,
reflecting the spiritual impulses and inclinations at the heart of
society. He argues that if the arts matter at all, they will
illuminate more than themselves. Through an experimental
interpretation of digital art, Elwell offers a critical reflection
on how digital technology is changing us and the world we live in
at a level of religious significance. Employing a theological
aesthetic of digital art, this book shows how the advent of digital
technology as a revolutionary cultural medium is transforming the
ways we think about God, the soul, and morality.
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