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How Technology Changed the Book of Common Prayer

By John Dyer on July 11, 2011March 5, 2020

The first chapter of Brad J. Kallenberg’s excellent book God and Gadgets opens with the following passage from the 1790 version of the Book of Common Prayer. He tells the readerContinue readingHow Technology Changed the Book of Common Prayer

Ode to Endorsers (1/2) – The Artists

By John Dyer on July 9, 2011March 5, 2020

Monday (August 1, 2011) is the official release date for my book From the Garden to the City, so I’m taking a few minutes to thank those people who tookContinue readingOde to Endorsers (1/2) – The Artists

3 Reasons Why Google+ Won’t Solve the Privacy Problem

By John Dyer on July 6, 2011March 5, 2020

Thanks to Eric Dye, I got an early invite to Google+, and though I wish it came out a few years ago and everyone was already on it, it’s reallyContinue reading3 Reasons Why Google+ Won’t Solve the Privacy Problem

Ode to Endorsers (1/2) – The Doctors

By John Dyer on July 1, 2011March 5, 2020

My book, From the Garden to the City comes out on August 1, 2011, so I’ll be posting about it a few times in the coming weeks. If you’re interestedContinue readingOde to Endorsers (1/2) – The Doctors

The Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 3

By John Dyer on June 22, 2011March 5, 2020

This is the third and final post in a series on the meaning of the word medium. It was inspired by Erik Eekhoff’s review of Tim Challies’ The Next Story: Life and Faith after theContinue readingThe Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 3

Help Me Caption This Advertisement!

By John Dyer on June 17, 2011March 5, 2020

Well, this is embarrassing. As many of you know, I work for Dallas Theological Seminary and, now that I’m about to be author, they’ve decided to feature me in aContinue readingHelp Me Caption This Advertisement!

Around the Web

By John Dyer on June 17, 2011March 5, 2020

Divine Inspiration – “How Catholicism made Marshall McLuhan one of the twentieth century’s freest and finest thinkers.” A nice, short history of McLuhan’s development and thought. The Online Looking GlassContinue readingAround the Web

New Books on Technology, Faith, and Philosophy

By John Dyer on June 13, 2011March 5, 2020

There is little doubt in my mind that you’re all anxiously awaiting the publication of my book on technology From the Garden to the City due out in August, but in theContinue readingNew Books on Technology, Faith, and Philosophy

The Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 2

By John Dyer on June 9, 2011March 5, 2020

This is the second post in a series of posts on the meaning of the word medium. It was inspired by Erik Eekhoff’s review of Tim Challies’ The Next Story: Life and Faith afterContinue readingThe Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 2

The Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 1

By John Dyer on June 3, 2011March 5, 2020

Last week, MereOrthodoxy.com posted a review of Tim Challies’ The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion from engineer Erik Eekhoff. One thing that caught my eye was Eekhoff’s critique ofContinue readingThe Messy Multiple Meanings of Medium – Part 1

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