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Informationen zum Autor Theodore John Rivers holds a Ph.D. in medieval history from Fordham University. He has authored several books and papers on medieval law, legal philosophy, and the philosophy of technology. Klappentext In The Future of Religion and the Religion of the Future, Theodore John Rivers explores the relationship between technology and religion. Rivers ultimately suggests that the growing presence of technology makes it a likely candidate for the next religious form, competing with all the major religions in place today. Zusammenfassung In The Future of Religion and the Religion of the Future! Theodore John Rivers explores the relationship between technology and religion. Rivers ultimately suggests that the growing presence of technology makes it a likely candidate for the next religious form! competing with all the major religions in place today. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Religion: An Attempt at a DefinitionIntroductionSociabilityCausalityPracticalityRationalityBelief SystemConclusionChapter 2: Christianization of TechnologyIntroductionThe Biblical BackgroundLinearity of TimeMonasticismConclusionChapter 3: Secularization and Its Effects on TechnologyIntroductionHistorical BackgroundTechnology's Essential CharacteristicsTechnology's FatalismTechnology's MediocrityConclusionChapter 4: Technology and Religion: A Metaphysical ChallengeIntroductionThe Threat of TechnologyReligious ApplicationsHow Religion Was Perceived in the PastHow Religion is Perceived in the PresentHow Religion Might Be Perceived in the FutureConclusionChapter 5: Technological TheologyIntroductionThe Nature of TechnologyTechnological TheologyConclusionChapter 6: The Future of Religion and the Religion of the FutureIntroductionDomination by TechnologyThe Potentiality of Technology as a ReligionConclusionBibliographyIndex
