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Contemporary technology has the potential to hinder humanity's attainment of freedom in the opinion of Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul. Both thinkers offer unique perspectives on the impact that they believe technology has had on society in the twentieth century, and they both offer unconventional definitions of the concept of freedom. Shaw compares their views on technology and its impact on freedom, and in doing so allows those who may not be familiar with either of these thinkers to investigate some of their other writing more thoroughly.

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The author's aim is in part to give voice to both men and to open up to the reader further avenues for reflection and inquiry on this concern and on the nature and meaning of life in contemporary society [...] The book opens up the central issues with some thought-provoking sections. --Fiona Gardner, Modern Believing, 56.3, July 2015

The author's aim is in part to give voice to both men and to open up to the reader further avenues for reflection and inquiry on this concern and on the nature and meaning of life in contemporary society [...] The book opens up the central issues with some thought-provoking sections. -Fiona Gardner, Modern Believing, 56.3, July 2015 This is a book that will prove valuable to those seeking to develop a theological ethics of theology. -Eric Stoddart, The Merton Journal, Advent 2015, Vol.22, No.2 This is a clearly written, thoroughly researched and engaging account of what could be called theologies of technology. -David Lewin, Theology, Vol 118, No. 5, 2015

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Jeffrey M. Shaw is an adjunct professor in the General Studies department at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. His publications are in the fields of ethics, theology, and national security. He lives on a small horse farm in Rhode Island with his wife and two daughters.

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