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Friday Five Interview: Craig Detweiler

Thinking theologically about technology.

For today's entry in the Friday Five interview series, we catch up with Craig Detweiler.

Craig Detweiler directs the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture at Pepperdine University. Craig's cultural commentary has appeared on ABC's Nightline, CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, NPR, and in The New York Times. His latest book is iGods. You can connect with him @craigdetweiler on Twitter.

Today we chat with Craig about technology, developing a theology for technology, and digital discipleship.

With iGods, you know that you are hitting most of us where we live—on our phones, tablets, and laptops—is this book intended to wake us up?

I'm trying to wake myself up! I became a bit disturbed by my own dependence, looking down at my phone rather than up at my friends, my family and God's wonderful world. As a professor, I also saw how much students were missing by tracking with their Facebook status rather than the substantive conversations we were having in class. It ...

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