Growing Down: Theology and Human Nature in the Virtual Age
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1481306464 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The virtual world plays upon humanity's deep yearning to reestablish that primary life-giving environment and to recall those first loving and caring relationships. Human relationship with technology mirrors the holding environment established between young children and their primary caregivers. W. Growing Down explores the theological and psychological implications of humanity's fascination with technology. Winnicott), and empirical research to identify necessary intelligences for human flourishing in an increasingly virtual world. Author Jaco Hamman examines how our virtual relationships with and through tablets and phones, consoles and screens, have become potentially addictive substitutes for real human relationships. By handling a phone and engaging online, humans revisit the exhilaration, fear, relief, and confidence of belonging, discovering, and gaining knowledge. Technology affords a space where the self can play, feel alive, and be real. Growing Down draws together theology, anthropology, neuroscience, object relations theory (especi
Binau, Academic Dean, Trinity Lutheran Seminary"In this beautifully crafted book, Jaco Hamman guides readers on a journey to become more fully who we are in an age when technology offers the tantalizing allure of becoming someone else. Winnicott's thinking on the importance of becoming a 'grown-down.' For those willing to think counterintuitively, here is a feast of insights in support of Hamman's claim that 'growing down anticipates moving toward one's wounds and revisiting the truth of one's childhood and life.'"Brad A. Meinrad School of Theology"Growing Down answers the question we all face, whether we know it or not: how can one form and maintain a self in an age of ubiquitous communication technologies that are reframing the meaning of human relationships? Hamman answers with a masterful summation of D.W. The timely wisdom of this book will benefit readers regardless of whether they are religio
Jaco J. . Hamman is Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology and Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School, where he is also the Director of the Program in Theology and Practice. In addition, Hamman is Extraordinary Professor of Practical Theology at The University of Stellenbosch in South Africa