The social internet is shaping us, but how? Samuel D. James says, "Habits create habitats for our hearts; they shape our identity and train our desires." Today we speak with Samuel and learn how our digital habits are even more than habitats, they're liturgies.***Enter to win a free copy of Digital Liturgies book by following and sharing our posts on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatwouldjesustech/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WWJTechWinner will be selected on September 20th, 2023.0:00 - Intro2:44 - Speed Questions - Kids, Church, Writing, Blocking/Distraction App Called Freedom5:16 - What is Digital Liturgies about?5:48 - How The Shallows Shaped Samuel7:35 - Why "Liturgies"?10:27 - Our Doing Shapes Our Thinking?15:27 - The Internet Shapes Gender?21:42 - Wait... what's the "internet" we're talking about?25:45 - Reading Hyperlinks & Ebooks Shape You28:45 - The Future With AI31:03 - Anxiety, The Failure of Therapy, and The Social Internet43:48 - Magic Wand To Change Things?48:59 - The Gospel Changes How We Use The Internet53:05 - Equipping People To Think Theologically About TechnologyBooks/links referenced:Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online AgeDigital Liturgies - Samuel's NewsletterYou Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K.A. SmithThe Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas CarrTerms of Service: The Real Cost of Social MediaThe Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling Audio DocumentaryWWJT interview with John DyerPeople of the Screen: How Evangelicals Created the Digital Bible and How It Shapes Their Reading of Scripture by John DyerJonathan Haidt's research on After BabeliGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of UsGenerations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's FutureCo-hosted by Andrew Noble and Joel Jacob in Ontario, Canada. Original Music by Abigail Neale. Website Design by Zeke Gancena. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

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