Comments for Spirituality and Technology

Spirituality and Technology

2008-09-21T08:50:38Z

There are times when I wonder if there's something wrong with the fact that I anticipate, say, the next Macworld keynote or big Google announcement more than, say, my own birthday.

But then I get distracted by a cool new web application, and the feeling goes away.

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Comment from nicoosuna on 2008-09-21

2008-09-21T11:46:54Z

tech and spirituality is a very interesting cocktail for nowdays occidental public

Comment from David Mackey on 2008-09-21

2008-09-21T20:15:06Z

I was hoping you were going to offer us a more extensive commentary on the subject than this! ;) Perhaps you can make this the first in a series of posts?
I attended a Microsoft event in Philadelphia a few years back announcing the launch of the 2005 suite (VS, SQL, etc.). I remember being shocked at the similarity of the event to some "spiritual conferences" I had attended. The "evangelism", the atmosphere (lighting/music), etc.
Additionally, another interesting aspect is how the "spiritual" sector is utilizing technology. For example, CCEL (ccel.org) uses a very web 2.0 interface to digitize ancient/classical Christian texts and allows tagging, notes, and editing - as well as forums that support conversations around the topic. BibleMap.org is a unique overlay of Christian Scriptural history/information over a Google Map using the Google Maps API. Finally, churches like LifeChurch.tv are establishing entirely virtual venues for worship - such as in Second Life.
Ohh, I might also mention that Leonard Sweet, a emerging church leader, thinks a lot about these topics...and might be worth a shout out to if you ever do consider writing a series on this interesting topic.

Comment from Richard MacManus on 2008-09-21

2008-09-21T21:04:35Z

David, great idea! I'll look into this topic some more.

Comment from Mat Packer on 2008-09-21

2008-09-21T23:51:34Z

Hahaha.. Yeh I have that problem too..