I was honored to have been asked to participate in this project, contributing a chapter evaluating both the opportunities and the limits of online relationships .
The Wikiklesia Project has issued this press release:
Voices of the Virtual World:
Participative Technology and the Ecclesial Revolution
PRESS RELEASE
Paperback Publication Date: 11 Sep 2007
Distributed by: Lulu.com
Voices of the Virtual World: Participative Technology and the Ecclesial Revolution
Wikiklesia Press, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-9796856-1-3
Paperback Edition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11 Sep 2007
Website: http://www.wikiklesia.wikidot.com
Voices of the Virtual World explores the growing influence of technology on the global Christian church. In this premier volume, we hear from more than forty voices, including technologists and theologians, entrepreneurs and pastors… from a progressive Episcopalian techno-monk to a leading Mennonite professor… from a tech-savvy mobile missionary to a corporate anthropologist whom Worth Magazine calls “one of Wall Street’s 25 Smartest Players.” Voices is a far reaching exploration of spiritual journey contextualized within a culture of increasingly immersive technology.
ABOUT WIKIKLESIA: Conceived and established in May 2007, the Wikiklesia Project is an experiment in on-line collaborative publishing. The format is virtual, self-organizing, participatory – from purpose to publication in just a few weeks. All proceeds from the Wikiklesia Project will be contributed to the Not For Sale campaign.
Wikiklesia values sustainability with minimal structure. We long to see a church saturated with decentralized cooperation. The improbable notion of books that effectively publish themselves is one of many ways that can help move us closer to this
