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12 ways your phone is changing you / Tony Reinke ; foreword by John Piper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 224 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781433552434
  • 1433552434
Other title:
  • Twelve ways your phone is changing you
Subject(s):
Contents:
A little theology of technology -- We are addicted to distraction -- We ignore our flesh and blood -- We crave immediate approval -- We lose our literacy -- We feed on the produced -- We become like what we "like" -- We get lonely -- We get comfortable in secret vices -- We lose meaning -- We fear missing out -- We become harsh to one another -- We lose our place in time -- Living Smartphone smart.
Summary: "Drawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, writer Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us -- for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age, encouraging us to maximize the many blessings, to avoid the various pitfalls, and to wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed."-- Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 261.56 R372 Available 33111008606309
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 261.56 R372 Available 33111008759371
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Writer Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed our lives--for good and ill--and calls us to develop healthy habits for life in the digital age.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A little theology of technology -- We are addicted to distraction -- We ignore our flesh and blood -- We crave immediate approval -- We lose our literacy -- We feed on the produced -- We become like what we "like" -- We get lonely -- We get comfortable in secret vices -- We lose meaning -- We fear missing out -- We become harsh to one another -- We lose our place in time -- Living Smartphone smart.

"Drawing from the insights of numerous thinkers, published studies, and his own research, writer Tony Reinke identifies twelve potent ways our smartphones have changed us -- for good and bad. Reinke calls us to cultivate wise thinking and healthy habits in the digital age, encouraging us to maximize the many blessings, to avoid the various pitfalls, and to wisely wield the most powerful gadget of human connection ever unleashed."-- Amazon.com.

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