Here’s the intro for a piece I wrote on Steve Jobs for the Gospel Coalition
Steve Jobs, the most visionary technology maker of the digital era, died Wednesday at the age of 56.
His death represents the end of the first era of computing when, under his guidance, the computer went from a thing nerds built in their garage to a friend everyone carries in their pocket. Sometimes called the Leonardo Da Vinci of our times, he made the computer personal, the phone smart, and the mouse magical.
He was also famously guarded about his personal life. He kept his family, his illness, and his religious beliefs out of the spotlight in order to focus on the things he made. But as he neared the end of his life, he allowed Walter Isaacson to write a biography on him which will be released later this month. But until it comes out is there anything that we might learn from this man’s life and work?
Read: Steve Jobs, the Allure of Technology, and the Image of God