A Theology for a Mediated God
How Media Shapes Our Notions About Divinity| By: | Dennis Ford |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781138928169 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781317401865 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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A Theology for a Mediated God introduces a new way to examine the shaping effects of media on our notions of God and divinity. In contrast to more conventional social-scientific methodologies and conversations about the relationship between religion and media, Dennis Ford argues that the characteristics we ascribe to a medium can be extended and applied metaphorically to the characteristics we ascribe to God—just as earlier generations attempted to comprehend God through the metaphors of father, shepherd, or mother. As a result, his work both challenges and bridges the gap between students of religion and media, and theology.