Following
- Christian Living
- Theology
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Publisher: Baker Academic (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
"[An] insightful exploration of Christian discipleship in the digital age."--Publishers WeeklyThis book offers theological perspectives on the challenges of discipleship in a digital age, showing how new technologies and the rise of social media affect the way we interact with each other, ourselves, and the world. Written by a Gen X digital immigrant and a Millennial digital native, the book explores a faithful response to today's technology as we celebrate our embodied roles as followers of Christ in a disembodied time.
Endorsements (3)
“Following envisions a journey with others toward an uncertain destination. Byassee and Irwin write to cast theological light for our feet in this awkward but exciting expedition of faith in our digital culture. As fellow pilgrims on the way, they invite us into an urgent conversation that is sober yet hopeful and that may land us at an Emmaus table or an online platform with surprise vistas of Christ.”
“This book embodies the Jesus way to see and be in the digital environment. Written as a partnership between a digital immigrant and a digital native, this book shows how the good news of Jesus affirms the good, critiques the dangers, and subverts some of the hidden assumptions of this new virtual land. It is therefore essential reading both for those who are disciples of Jesus and for those who want to know what twenty-first-century discipleship can be.”
“Into this place the church is speaking through the real-time, ongoing conversation that is Following: Embodied Discipleship in a Digital Age. Jason Byassee and Andria Irwin speak into the space between digital utopians and digital skeptics, modeling biblically grounded, theologically informed wrestling with how the church and Christians live out our mission and vocations amid the current technological revolution. Affirming that Christian faith is an inherently mediated one, Byassee and Irwin provide pathways for us all to draw on some of the best resources of our tradition to live faithfully in the present moment.”
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