{"product_id":"following-embodied-discipleship-in-a-digital-age-paperback","title":"Following: Embodied Discipleship in a Digital Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Byassee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndria Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Byassee\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[An] insightful exploration of Christian discipleship in the digital age.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplores a faithful response to today's technology as we celebrate our embodied roles as followers of Christ in a disembodied time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePastoring for Life: Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers theological perspectives on the challenges of discipleship in a digital age, revealing how new technologies and the rise of social media affect the way we interact with each other, ourselves, and the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book embodies the Jesus way to see and be in the digital environment. It is essential reading both for those who are disciples of Jesus and for those who want to know what twenty-first-century discipleship can be.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDavid Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e, St. John's College, Durham University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Byassee and 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDeanna A. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community, St. Olaf College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] insightful exploration of Christian discipleship in the digital age. . . . Christians who are skeptical about technology would do well to pick this up.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Both in its form (a dialogue between a pastor from one generation and a theologian from another) and in its content (rich reflections on authentic Christian community in the digital age) this book models how the church can speak into our world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJohn Dyer\u003c\/b\u003e, Dallas Theological Seminary; author of \u003ci\u003eFrom the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a much-needed book right now. Technology \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e as hazardous to a life of discipleship as its fiercest critics contend. And yet, Byassee and Irwin argue, it is also a realm of human existence that is not going away soon and into which God's people have been called to shine the light of the gospel. The authors ask key questions and provide helpful strategies for navigating this perilous terrain.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eEric O. Jacobsen\u003c\/b\u003e, lead pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, Washington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFollowing \u003c\/i\u003eenvisions a journey with others toward an uncertain destination. Byassee and Irwin cast theological light for our feet in this awkward but exciting expedition of faith in our digital culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAndrew Byers\u003c\/b\u003e, Ridley Hall, Cambridge; author of \u003ci\u003eTheoMedia: The Media of God in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Byassee \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, Duke University) is the inaugural Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Hermeneutics at Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndria Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e (MDiv, Vancouver School of Theology) is the minister of United Online, a church plant initiative of the United Church of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750660501811,"sku":"9781540962270","price":37.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ckNUY3Y4T0hsYmhiM29RWEUxQWdJdz09.webp?v=1764288122","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/following-embodied-discipleship-in-a-digital-age-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}