Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1587433982 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Detweiler is the author of several books, including iGods and Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century. . About the AuthorCraig Detweiler (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an author, award-winning filmmaker, and cultural commentator who has been featured in the New York Times and on CNN, NPR, Fox News, and ABC's Nightline. He also coauthored A Matrix of Meanings and edited Halos and Avatars. He is professor of communication and creative director of the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California
Detweiler is the author of several books, including iGods and Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century. He also coauthored A Matrix of Meanings and edited Halos and Avatars. Craig Detweiler (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an author, award-winning filmmaker, and cultural commentator who has been featured in the New York Times and on CNN, NPR, Fox News, and ABC's
Each chapter ends with discussion questions and a photo assignment for creating a selfie in response to the chapter.. He shows how self-portraits change our perspective of ourselves and each other in family dynamics, education, and discipleship. Within moments, smart phone users can capture their image and post it across multiple social media platforms to a global audience. Challenging us to push past unhealthy obsessions with beauty, wealth, and fame, Detweiler helps us to develop a thoughtful, biblical perspective on selfies and social media and to put ourselves in proper relation to God and each other. He also explains the implications of social media for an emerging generation, making this book a useful conversation starter in homes and churches. They can be silly or serious, casual or curated. Selfies are ubiquitous. But do we truly understand the power of image in our image-saturated age? How can we seek God and care for each other in digital spaces?Craig Detweiler, a nationally known writer and speaker and