Category: <span>The Bible and new media</span>

Summary: Online resources for exploring sacred texts do more than help us see what religious groups believe. They help us understand how people believe, and how they live out their religious commitments.

I wrote this post for the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions. Read it on The Parliament Blog.

ON Scripture--The Bible The Bible and new media

Summary: Now that new technology brings so much information to people, it’s time to ask more from scholars who serve the church. We help people evaluate the flood of information, and we need to make the conversations about that information more vibrant and even urgent.

Read this post on the blog of the New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary.

The Bible and new media

Summary: Online biblical commentary can and should be different from the biblical commentary that accompanied printed Bibles. This post describes the potential of the ON Scripture project to help people make connections between the Bible and their lived experiences.

Read this post on the blog of the New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary.

ON Scripture--The Bible The Bible and new media

Summary: Online articles that explore ways of interpreting a biblical text can teach and encourage Christians. Can they also contribute to inter religious understanding, for Christians and other groups alike? Josh Stanton, my coauthor, and I say yes.

Read this post on Common Ground News Service and on the On Being Blog.

ON Scripture--The Bible The Bible and new media