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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction Taking a Big Byte out of a Wired World
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Dreaming of Eden
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The Danger of Innocence
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A Better Story
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"Dreaming of Eden is a fascinating story about stories - how elemental religious narratives about human nature and lost innocence shape our politics and culture in a digital age.Rather than relying on ancient texts or church doctrine, Thistlethwaite explains how Americans today are creating a new public theology to help find meaning in their lives and make decisions about complex political issues in a world of rapid-fire information and popular culture.Anyone interested in the intersection of religion, politics, and media will find much wired wisdom in her new book." - John D. Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress
"This book is a powerful and prophetic work of public theology for our idolatrous times. The myth of American innocence is not only childish - it also is dangerous!" - Cornel West, Princeton University; author of Race Matters and Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America
"The topic of Dreaming of Eden is important, and the author is a well-known theologian who has helped readers think through religio-political issues for some time. . . .The book's solid cultural contribution is the reread of the mythology of Eden through a contemporary media lens and the juxtaposition of political and social events with theological insights and media. . . .Summing up: Recommended." - CHOICE
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Book Title: Dreaming of Eden
Book Subtitle: American Religion and Politics in a Wired World
Authors: Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230113473
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10780-9Published: 17 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29077-2Published: 17 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11347-3Published: 17 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 228
Topics: Comparative Religion, Religion and Education, Religion and Society