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Book Review: Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture

Book Review: Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture ATR/99.4 818 Anglican Theological Review Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture. By Heidi A. Campbell and Stephen Garner. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2016. x + 175 pp. $22.99 (paper). Heidi Campbell, a well-known researcher in digital religious communi- ties, and Stephen Garner, known for his work in theology and media, have written a book that church leaders new to social media will find useful for navigating digital technologies and social media. Their central metaphor throughout the book is the network, which “represents a unique form of social relations that is reshaping how people see and interact with others” (p. 3). Networks are decentralized, nonhierarchical, and consist of fluid relation- ships that exist in a constantly changing and moving society. This is neither wholly positive nor negative for individuals or communities; rather, people need to acknowledge that our networked lives indelibly change how we in- teract with each other. For example, social media networks like Facebook can sustain family and friend relationships, yet social media networks can also allow people to be less invested in their relationships. What does this networked reality mean for Christians? The authors ar- ticulate a “networked theology,” which they say might be a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Anglican Theological Review SAGE

Book Review: Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture

Bennett, Jana M.
Anglican Theological Review , Volume 99 (4): 1 – Aug 25, 2021
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ATR/99.4 818 Anglican Theological Review Networked Theology: Negotiating Faith in Digital Culture. By Heidi A. Campbell and Stephen Garner. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2016. x + 175 pp. $22.99 (paper). Heidi Campbell, a well-known researcher in digital religious communi- ties, and Stephen Garner, known for his work in theology and media, have written a book that church leaders new to social media will find useful for navigating digital technologies and social media. Their central metaphor throughout the book is the network, which “represents a unique form of social relations that is reshaping how people see and interact with others” (p. 3). Networks are decentralized, nonhierarchical, and consist of fluid relation- ships that exist in a constantly changing and moving society. This is neither wholly positive nor negative for individuals or communities; rather, people need to acknowledge that our networked lives indelibly change how we in- teract with each other. For example, social media networks like Facebook can sustain family and friend relationships, yet social media networks can also allow people to be less invested in their relationships. What does this networked reality mean for Christians? The authors ar- ticulate a “networked theology,” which they say might be a

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