Technology and Christian Spirituality

Comprehensive Paper for the MCS degree at Regent College, 2004

Starting with a historical survey of some key philosophers and writers on technology as it relates to spirituality -- in particular, Henry David Thoreau, Romano Guardini, C.S. Lewis, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Jacques Ellul, Martin Heidegger, George Grant, Samuel Florman, Wendell Berry, Robert Banks, Albert Borgmann, Erazim Kohák, Jeremy Begbie, Charles Taylor, and Neil Postman -- I give the basic outline of a biblical theology of technology, from creation through fall and ultimately redemption. Finally I offer some specific ideas towards the redemption of technology in our lives. I suggest the biblical concept of Sabbath as a balance to the effects of technology on creation, human personhood, relationships, and spirituality.