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OverviewGrowing Down explores the theological and psychological implications of humanity's fascination with technology. Author Jaco Hamman examines how our virtual relationships with and through tablets and phones, consoles and screens, have become potentially addictive substitutes for real human relationships. At the base of the technological revolution, as Hamman shows, are abiding theological questions - questions about what it means to be and to become a person in a technological world. Hamman argues that the appeal of today's communications technologies, especially the need to be constantly connected and online, is deeply rooted in the most basic ways humans develop. Human relationship with technology mirrors the holding environment established between young children and their primary caregivers. The virtual world plays upon humanity's deep yearning to reestablish that primary life-giving environment and to recall those first loving and caring relationships. By handling a phone and engaging online, humans revisit the exhilaration, fear, relief, and confidence of belonging, discovering, and gaining knowledge. Technology affords a space where the self can play, feel alive, and be real. Growing Down draws together theology, anthropology, neuroscience, object relations theory (especially the work of D. W. Winnicott), and empirical research to identify necessary intelligences for human flourishing in an increasingly virtual world. Humans can flourish in the face of the continued onslaught of rapid technological advances - even if they must grow down to do so. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jaco J. HammanPublisher: Baylor University Press Imprint: Baylor University Press Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781481306461ISBN 10: 1481306464 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 30 July 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction 1. Self Intelligence: Toward a Theology of Being an """"I Am"""" 2. Relational Intelligence: Toward a Theology of """"Being With"""" 3. Transitional Intelligence: Toward a Theology of Illusion 4. Reparative Intelligence: Toward a Theology of Care 5. Playground Intelligence: Toward a Theology of Play 6. Technological Intelligence: Toward a Theology of Discovery and Devices Conclusion"ReviewsThis book, written from the heart of the pastoral psychotherapeutic tradition in a fresh, contemporary way, invites an embracing of the importanceof any and all healing work that allows human beings to thrive and to be fully alive. Hamman's book pushes us to accept that this work is probably harder than it has ever been, but also to believe that it is still possible, and may just yet save us. -- C. D. Mayer -- Journal of Religion and Health Author InformationJaco J. Hamman is Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology and Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School, where he is also the Director of the Program in Theology and Practice. In addition, Hamman is Extraordinary Professor of Practical Theology at The University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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