84 - Technology, Media, & Living Our Theology (feat. Dr. Angela Gorrell)

What role do things like social media, streaming content, and other new media play in shaping our faith lives? How do we have productive conversations about it? Is this even worth considering? Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell (author of Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape) stops by to talk about these questions and more. Angela’s uniquely qualified to talk about the issues, having been a pastor, taught college courses on social media, & more.

One note: if the intro sounds like it’s a week behind, that’s because it is. This episode was supposed to air last week but got pushed back due to sick kids.

Connect with Angela on her website, Twitter, Instagram, or buy Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape on Amazon.

Quotes:
- “If you use Google Maps to get somewhere, you’re part of the new media world. If you stream your television and movies through something like Netflix, you’re a part of the new media landscape.” (tweet)
- “People are living their lives not just in physical spaces but in digital ones.” (tweet)
- “Everything we do everyday has something to do with who we are & who we are becoming.” (tweet)
- “This [is] missing. We [aren’t] having the conservation about how theology is lived and how it might be lived out on social media.” (tweet)
- “I think that we can have a deeper, more theological conversation than just ‘this is bad, this is good.’” (tweet)
- “Your online life is a real part of you and who you are.” (tweet)
- “You ask people about social media experiences, you’ll learn about their lives.” (tweet)

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Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.