From the Garden to the City, John Dyer
From the Garden to the City, John Dyer
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From the Garden to the City
The Place of Technology in the Story of God

Author: John Dyer

Narrator: Mike Lenz

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2022


Synopsis

From ancient tools to modern devices, technology is part of what it means to be human and honor God

Christian discussion of technology tends to focus along prescriptive lines. Don't look at the wrong pictures. Don't interact with pride or wrath on social media. Be careful not to join an immodest TikTok trend. Listen only to Christian music and Christian podcasts.

But a biblical perspective on technology goes far deeper than how tools are used, and involves much more than the electronics that pervade today's world. Technology is, in fact, a foundational part of what it means to be human—and it extends back to the very beginning of Creation. Technology was included in what God declared "good." But like all things impacted by the fall, it has immense power to rewire us for good or bad.

John Dyer's popular From the Garden to the City is back in this fully revised and updated edition, moving beyond moralism in order to examine the very nature of technology as essentially human and totally transformative. Perfect for both classroom use and individual contemplation, this book encourages listeners to open their minds to see our technological world with biblical vision.

About John Dyer

John Dyer is the vice president for enrollment and educational technology and assistant professor of theological studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, and lives in Irving, Texas. His other work includes Ecclesiology for a Digital Church and People of the Screen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Douglas

This was an outstanding book -- I really enjoyed it. I will be commenting on it further on my blog, but for the present let me say that there is a wealth of balanced information here about technology that will prove to be a great practical blessing to any Christian who wants to know how to incorpora......more

Goodreads review by Joel

I've heard other reviewers call this the best Christian book to read on technology, and I definitely agree. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it's a great book or even a good book. When Dyer sticks to the task of building a biblical theology of technology his work is (usually) excellent. Where he goe......more

Goodreads review by Tori

This is a thought-provoking book about how Christians should understand and approach technology. I greatly appreciate Dyer's care in "striking a balance" on the issue, as it were. He neither lambasts technology as a total detriment to humanity nor holds it up as something to be wholeheartedly embrac......more

“Uma das coisas mais perigosas na qual vocês podem acreditar nesse mundo é que a tecnologia é neutra”. Do mesmo modo que essa frase, ouvida de um professor, constituiu-se num divisor de águas para o então seminarista John Dyer, seu livro From Garden to the City constituiu-se num divisor de águas par......more