Theologians and Philosophers Using Social Media: Advice, Tips, and Testimonials

by Thomas Jay Oord (Editor)

he insights in these 90+ essays are nothing short of inspiring! The tips they provide on best practices for social media, time management, social media as a resource for scholarship or creativity, technology and pedagogy, etc. will help readers tremendously.

Contributors are diverse. They include....
- Public theologians like Ben Corey, Brian McLaren, and Richard Rohr
- Younger scholars like Tripp Fuller, Jorey Micah, and Alexis Waggoner

- Biblical scholars like Michael Gorman, Joel Green, and Daniel Kirk

- Philosophers like Helen De Cruz, Aaron Simmons, and Kevin Timpe

- Establish scholars like James Crossley, Kwok Pui-lan, and Amos Yong

- Scholars outside North America like Deane Galbraith, RT Mullins, Hanna Reichel, and Atle Sovik

- Pastoral theologians like Patricia Farmer, Len Sweet, and Kurt Willems

- Historical theologians like Kim Alexander and Christine Helmer

- Science and religion scholars like Ron Cole-Turner, Karl Giberson, Lea Schweitz, and Jim Stump

- Constructive theologians like Oliver Crisp, Grace Ji-Sun Kim, and Jason Lepojärvi

- Ethicists like Miguel De La Torre, David Gushee, and Michael Hardin

...and the list goes on!



Whether the reader is an armchair theologian, a professional scholar, a graduate student, or simply interested in how social media is changing religious and philosophical studies, he or she will find Theologians and Philosophers Using Social Media of great help.

Genres: Theology

447 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2017

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe I am an "armchair theologian." I'm not an academic, though. Using social media--to connect, reach, and convince--does apply to me, and would apply to any thought leader. I enjoyed this rather lengthy book and found there:

1) A good intro to the personalities and work of many current theologians and scholars.

2) Interesting, insightful, practical and sometimes humorous personal anecdotes.

3) Good advice and tips for those using, or considering the use of, social media.

I would have given this unique compilation 5 stars if it had received better editing/proofreading. Many of the often lively essays needed much more attention to editing. This works if you think of each essay as a personal correspondence dashed off from real people who happen to also be educated and working theologians and philosophers. Or imagine that you're reading the essays on Facebook or other social media where we're much more forgiving of typos and errors of syntax.

[Adam Ogg · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's good and helpful, if not pretty repetitive. There are a few anecdotes that are pretty great, and a few essays that do some theological/philosophical reflection on social media itself.