The flesh is willing but the spirit is weak.
Feng, F. & Petrina, S. (in press). The flesh is willing but the spirit is weak. In S. Petrina, F. Feng & others (Eds.). Technology, Religion, Spirituality & the Sacred. 30 pp.
Feng & Petrina (in press) advanced the premise that “spirituality and technology are co-emergent – mutually independent”(p.4), and one does not exist without the other. It is a unique take on the interplay between technology and religion, drawing from historical views about religion and the entrenched teaching (within the Bible; by ministers of gospel; theologians) that the pursuit of all things technological can only be bad, to an evolved enlightenment in which the development and acquisition of modern technology is viewed as not only a right – but is God-ordained. The article takes a candid and somewhat humorous look at various groups of people throughout time, and the thinking that evolved over centuries that sees a present-day embrace of the Internet and other forms of technology by religions groups. There is significant discussion about what constitutes idolatry, and the forbodings of intelligent design/artificial life - asserting an ongoing struggle between science and theology. "Theologians spoke for God, natural scientists spoke for nature, and humanists and social scientists spoke for society, while at the same time denying the voices of each other"(p.16). The paper presents arguments which demonstrate how each entity (Theology and Science) in effect drove each other to maturation. The charges made by the religious only served to inspire scientists to push the boundaries and vice versa. Hybrids of the extremes have come about and do flourish, to the point where it is now debatable whether one can truly challenge the argument for interdependency between technology deism, and theism.
Feng & Petrina (in press) advanced the premise that “spirituality and technology are co-emergent – mutually independent”(p.4), and one does not exist without the other. It is a unique take on the interplay between technology and religion, drawing from historical views about religion and the entrenched teaching (within the Bible; by ministers of gospel; theologians) that the pursuit of all things technological can only be bad, to an evolved enlightenment in which the development and acquisition of modern technology is viewed as not only a right – but is God-ordained. The article takes a candid and somewhat humorous look at various groups of people throughout time, and the thinking that evolved over centuries that sees a present-day embrace of the Internet and other forms of technology by religions groups. There is significant discussion about what constitutes idolatry, and the forbodings of intelligent design/artificial life - asserting an ongoing struggle between science and theology. "Theologians spoke for God, natural scientists spoke for nature, and humanists and social scientists spoke for society, while at the same time denying the voices of each other"(p.16). The paper presents arguments which demonstrate how each entity (Theology and Science) in effect drove each other to maturation. The charges made by the religious only served to inspire scientists to push the boundaries and vice versa. Hybrids of the extremes have come about and do flourish, to the point where it is now debatable whether one can truly challenge the argument for interdependency between technology deism, and theism.
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Spiritual Gaming
Feng & Petrina (in press) spoke of the spiritual gaming phenomenon that many religious groups have adopted in their effort to fulfill their mission of sharing the message of their faith. View at least two and the head over to Vista to comment on the effectiveness of technology in communicating a spiritual message. Do you consider this an ideal approach? Is there a conflicting message being communicated there? What elements of spirituality can you identify?
Feng & Petrina (in press) spoke of the spiritual gaming phenomenon that many religious groups have adopted in their effort to fulfill their mission of sharing the message of their faith. View at least two and the head over to Vista to comment on the effectiveness of technology in communicating a spiritual message. Do you consider this an ideal approach? Is there a conflicting message being communicated there? What elements of spirituality can you identify?
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