Returning to reality :
Thompson, Phillip M., 1959-
Returning to reality : Thomas Merton's wisdom for a technological age / Phillip Thompson. - Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xxi, 107 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
A contemplative critique -- Avoiding the nuclear apocalypse -- Reforming the information age -- Choosing to be human or transhuman -- Some balm for Gilead -- Conclusion: From the watchtower.
We are becoming a nation of superficial and distracted consumers of instant messages and images, a state of being which does not aid engagement in religious and other deep commitments that require a sustained level of reflection and contemplation. In his thought-provoking work, Phillip M. Thompson analyses the shadow elements of technology - nuclear armaments, the bio-engineering of humans, and the distancing of humanity from the natural world - through the fascinating insights of the spiritual writer and monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968). Merton's work offers an important critique and healing re.
9780718841515 0718841514 9781299252875 1299252877
456537 MIL
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.
Technology--Religious aspects--History--20th century.
Technology--Philosophy.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--General.
Electronic books.
BR115.T42
261.5/6
Returning to reality : Thomas Merton's wisdom for a technological age / Phillip Thompson. - Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xxi, 107 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
A contemplative critique -- Avoiding the nuclear apocalypse -- Reforming the information age -- Choosing to be human or transhuman -- Some balm for Gilead -- Conclusion: From the watchtower.
We are becoming a nation of superficial and distracted consumers of instant messages and images, a state of being which does not aid engagement in religious and other deep commitments that require a sustained level of reflection and contemplation. In his thought-provoking work, Phillip M. Thompson analyses the shadow elements of technology - nuclear armaments, the bio-engineering of humans, and the distancing of humanity from the natural world - through the fascinating insights of the spiritual writer and monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968). Merton's work offers an important critique and healing re.
9780718841515 0718841514 9781299252875 1299252877
456537 MIL
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968.
Technology--Religious aspects--History--20th century.
Technology--Philosophy.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--General.
Electronic books.
BR115.T42
261.5/6
