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The church has been unsure about how to discern God's presence in the new media deluge. Andrew Byers' work gives us much-needed language to draw on: from Scripture, tradition, and a savvy and nuanced wisdom about these media. This book should have existed long before. It is the definitive word on the church and digital technology. --Jason Byassee, Research Fellow, New Media Project, Union Theological Seminary Andrew Byers has put new wine, a culturally savvy reflection on the church's engagement with modern media technology, into an old wineskin: biblical theology. . . . If the medium is the message, then the church needs the guidance Byers gives as it seeks to fulfill its vocation as God's new media for communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ to a spiritually distracted, culturally noisy world. --Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School In this arresting book, Andy Byers has brought together three things: the reality of living in a media-saturated culture, the priority of Scripture as a presentation of God's mighty acts and deeds, and Jesus Christ, the consummate TheoMedium, who holds them both together. A book of wisdom for today's--and tomorrow's--Christian. --Timothy George, Dean, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University What do the voice of God and the voice of Siri have in common? Andy Byers answers this question by retelling the biblical story with fresh and vivid detail, carefully pointing out the rich and varied ways God used media in each chapter. With his unique blend of compassionate pastoral care and insightful but accessible scholarship, Byers offers us a theologically rich vision of the proper place of media in the life of the church. --John Dyer Executive Director of Communication and Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary

The church has been unsure about how to discern God's presence in the new media deluge. Andrew Byers' work gives us much-needed language to draw on: from Scripture, tradition, and a savvy and nuanced wisdom about these media. This book should have existed long before. It is the definitive word on the church and digital technology. --Jason Byassee, Research Fellow, New Media Project, Union Theological Seminary Andrew Byers has put new wine, a culturally savvy reflection on the church's engagement with modern media technology, into an old wineskin: biblical theology. . . . If the medium is the message, then the church needs the guidance Byers gives as it seeks to fulfill its vocation as God's new media for communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ to a spiritually distracted, culturally noisy world. --Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School In this arresting book, Andy Byers has brought together three things: the reality of living in a media-saturated culture, the priority of Scripture as a presentation of God's mighty acts and deeds, and Jesus Christ, the consummate TheoMedium, who holds them both together. A book of wisdom for today's--and tomorrow's--Christian. --Timothy George, Dean, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University What do the voice of God and the voice of Siri have in common? Andy Byers answers this question by retelling the biblical story with fresh and vivid detail, carefully pointing out the rich and varied ways God used media in each chapter. With his unique blend of compassionate pastoral care and insightful but accessible scholarship, Byers offers us a theologically rich vision of the proper place of media in the life of the church. --John Dyer Executive Director of Communication and Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary

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Andrew Byers (PhD, Durham University) works as the Free Church Tutor and Teaching Fellow at Cranmer Hall, St. John's College, Durham University. He has spent twelve years in pastoral ministry, most recently serving as the Chaplain of St. Mary's College, Durham University. Andrew is the author of TheoMedia: The Media of God and the Digital Age, and Faith Without Illusions: Following Jesus as a Cynic-Saint. He blogs at hopefulrealism.com.

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