Theological Perspectives on a Surveillance Society : Watching and Being Watched PDF
by Eric Stoddart
Part of the Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology series
Description
This book looks at contemporary surveillance practices and ideologies from a Christian theological perspective.
Surveillance studies is an emerging, inter-disciplinary field that brings together scholars from sociology, criminology, political studies, computing and information studies, cultural studies and other disciplines.
Although surveillance has been a feature of all societies since humans first co-operated to watch over one another whilst hunting and gathering it is the convergence of information technologies within both commerce and the state that has ushered in a 'surveillance society'. There has been little, if any, theological consideration of this important dimension of social organisation; this book fills the gap and offers a contribution to surveillance studies from a theological perspective, broadening the horizon against which surveillance might be interpreted and evaluated.
This book is also an exercise in consciousness-raising with respect to the Christian community in order that they may critically engage with a surveillance society by drawing on biblical and theological resources.
Being the first major theological treatment in the field it sets the agenda for more detailed considerations.
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- Pages:206 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:17/02/2016
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:206 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:17/02/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781317011323