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s technology shaping us more than we realize? Are we losing our ability to rest, reflect, and be present? In this episode of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer sits down with Dr. Felicia Wu Song, sociologist and author of Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (InterVarsity Press). They explore how digital technology influences our sense of self, why constant connectivity isn’t neutral, and how Christians can resist being shaped by algorithms instead of by God.

Faithfully following Jesus in a digital and media-saturated society involves more than not using our devices for explicitly immoral purposes. Forming biblical wisdom requires being aware of how our technological practices might be shaping us in ways contrary to that of Christ. Listen to Dr. Felicia Wu Song, author of Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age, discuss these important matters with Dr. Keith Plummer.

Felicia Wu Song is a cultural sociologist, speaker, and author who studies how social media and digital devices alter the family, community, and organizational life. Felicia has studied History, Communication Studies and Sociology at Yale, Northwestern, and University of Virginia and her expertise has been sought by organizations such as BioLogos, The Vatican, Notre Dame University, and Fuller Theological Seminary.In my conversation with Felicia, we discuss her latest book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age. Felicia helps us better understand how social media is shaping our relationships, our understanding of beauty, and how we engage beauty. She also unpacks how we can engage digital technologies in ways that don't feel all-consuming, as well as how we can help safeguard the kids in our lives from the negative impacts of social media. The truth is the technologies we engage are shaping us. Felicia helps us see how we can use our agency to mindfully participate in our soul's formation amidst this current reality.

How do you set boundaries around social and digital media? Crowd favorite Felicia Song authored the book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age. She is also Professor of Sociology at Westmont College, and cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, and she has thoughts for Brian & Aubrey on sleep hygiene and even replacing the urge to multitask.  Follow The Common Good on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith ConradSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether you're a parent, a youth pastor, a teacher or a young person yourself, you've probably seen all of the headlines concerning Gen Z. Rates of depression and loneliness are surging, their relationship with technology is kind of troubling, and they are leaving the church in droves. We've talked about these trends a lot on the Holy Post, but we're not alone. Tenx10 is a new collaborative discipleship initiative whose mission is to make faith matter more for this younger generation. We've partnered with Tenx10 to create this series and to hear from experts in each episode about the challenges young people and those who care about them are facing. One of those experts is Felicia Song,  a professor of Sociology at Westmont who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. She regularly speaks on digital practices, social media, the digital media industry, parenting in the digital age, and spiritual formation at universities and colleges, churches, schools, parent groups, and conferences. Kaitlyn Schiess sat down with Felicia to find out if the kids are going to be alright. 0:00 - Theme Song   0:18 - Intro   1:32 - Digital Natives   13:46 - Managing our Tech Addictions 32:51 - Tenx10 Info - Go to tenx10.org for resources on how to help the younger generation care more about faith   34:02 - Debrief    48:48 - End Credits Links and Resources   Tenx10 - https://www.tenx10.org/   Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age by Felicia Wu Song - https://amzn.to/3QVahyo Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/   Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus   Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost   Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.  

Joel Lawrence and Felicia Wu Song discuss the sociological, cultural, and theological issues around technology and spiritual formation in the 21st century. What fractures in our society were revealed by Covid? How has the pandemic shifted our thinking around community and embodiment? How does the pervasive presence of technology re-arranged our pastoral and discipleship priorities?This conversation is occasioned by the release of the CPT's new edited volume Techne: Christian Visions of Technology and Song's Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age.

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/technology

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

We're being formed by our devices. Unpacking the soft tyranny of the digital age, Felicia Wu Song combines insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and theology as she considers digital practices through the lens of "liturgy" and formation. The book is called Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP Academic: 2021). Exploring pathways of meaningful resistance found in Christian tradition, this resource offers practical experiments for individual and communal change. Ryan David Shelton (@ryoldfashioned) is a social historian of British and American Protestantism and a PhD researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sociologist Felicia Song from Westmont College joins the show to discuss her new book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age.

Episode Notes Faithfully following Jesus in a digital and media-saturated society involves more than not using our devices for explicitly immoral purposes. Forming biblical wisdom requires being aware of how our technological practices might be shaping us in ways contrary to that of Christ. Listen to Dr. Felicia Wu Song, author of Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age, discuss these important matters with Dr. Keith Plummer.

Dr. Felicia Wu Song is a Professor of Sociology and Interim Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Having trained at Yale and Northwestern, and the University of Virginia, she particularly studies cultural sociology, exploring the rapidly evolving technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizations life.Be sure to grab a copy of her latest book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Connect with TWU Student MinistriesFollow us on Instagram 

Episode Notes Faithfully following Jesus in a digital and media-saturated society involves more than not using our devices for explicitly immoral purposes. Forming biblical wisdom requires being aware of how our technological practices might be shaping us in ways contrary to that of Christ. Listen to Dr. Felicia Wu Song, author of Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age, discuss these important matters with Dr. Keith Plummer.

In this second part of Travis' conversation w/Felicia Wu Song, they continue their discussion on her most recent book, Restless Devices-Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place In the Digital Age. They delve into The Freedom Project and explore the counter exercises that we can employ to stifle tech's conforming practices. They discuss counter-liturgies, social imaginaries (what stories we tell ourselves are worth striving for and being shaped by), performing ancient Christian traditions & practices that help shape us, Charles Taylor, selfies as formative, Gen X, programming VCRs, empty inboxes, second-second life, rhythms, Sabbath, sacred space, embodiment, Jesus' bodily suffering, and much more! Learn more about https://feliciawusong.com/ (Felicia) and get her https://www.amazon.com/Restless-Devices-Recovering-Personhood-Presence/dp/0830851135/ref=sr_1_2?crid=22H5CZYK408FW&keywords=restless+devices&qid=1648333202&sprefix=restless+devices%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-2 (book). Change your world (and make your family proud!) by supporting the ministry of https://apolloswatered.org/support-us/ (Apollos Watered).

Travis welcomes Felicia Wu Song to the show to discuss her most recent book, Restless Devices-Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place In the Digital Age. They discuss how our technology is shaping us spiritually and our need to adopt practices that enable us to counter the effect of tech on our souls. Their conversation is informative, fun, and wide-ranging-moving from tech and the importance of examining its effect on our souls, parenting, spiritual formation, discipleship, Neil Postman, G.K. Chesterton, 80's cartoons, snacks, and Amish people. Learn more about https://feliciawusong.com/ (Felicia) and get her https://www.amazon.com/Restless-Devices-Recovering-Personhood-Presence/dp/0830851135/ref=sr_1_2?crid=22H5CZYK408FW&keywords=restless+devices&qid=1648333202&sprefix=restless+devices%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-2 (book). Change your world (and make your family proud!) by supporting the ministry of https://apolloswatered.org/support-us/ (Apollos Watered).

“We love talking to leaders who are using social media for the common good,” says Heather, “but that doesn't mean social media doesn't have a dark side.” In this episode, Heather invites you to learn about some of the existential dangers of social media from a leading scholar of digital technology. How do we use social media without allowing ourselves to be consumed by it? How does it impact our ability to be present with the people around us? Felicia Wu Song is the perfect person to guide us around the pitfalls and red flags, while also encouraging us to hang onto our humanity in this digital age. Felicia Wu Song is a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies who serves as a professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. With degrees in history, communication, and sociology from Yale, Northwestern, and the University of Virginia, her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving world of digital technology and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life. She is the author of Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age.  Reach out to Heather at heatherthompsonday.com, on Twitter @HeatherTDay, and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday.  Viral Jesus is a production of Christianity Today Host and creator: Heather Thompson Day Producer: Loren Joseph Executive Producer: Ed Gilbreath Director of CT Podcasts: Mike Cosper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Felicia Song is a cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. Having trained in History, Communication Studies and Sociology from Yale, Northwestern, and University of Virginia, and taught at Louisiana State University's Manship School for Mass Communication, her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving digital technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life. Her latest book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age (Intervarsity Press Academic, published in 2021) explores how our contemporary digital habits fundamentally form us in ways that shape loves and imaginations of what it means to be human. This book binds sociology and theology together, arguing that both are needed for understanding how to live wisely in a digitally saturated society. Early research projects included studies of expectant women's online information-seeking habits and the evolution of “mommy bloggers” as social media professionals. Her first book, Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together (Peter Lang 2009), examined the impact of online communities on democratic skills and dispositions. When she is not working, she enjoys tending the garden, learning to bake bread, and daydreaming about becoming proficient with the bass guitar. Episode Talking Points Felicia's faith journey in a monoethnic church Huxley and Orwell: How private companies and the state curate what we see Curating information in a digital age Technology and personhood Fasting and cultivating awareness Identifying sacred spaces Resources Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age https://feliciawusong.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-monday-christian/support

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Felicia Wu Song, cultural sociologist and author of a recent book entitled Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. Today, we talk about how technological devices form us and how to gain control over them.Meet Dr. Song: Felicia Wu Song earned her PhD from the University of Virginia and currently serves as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Her publications include Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together and articles in such scholarly journals as Gender & Society and Information, Communication & Society.Resources:Restless Devices by Felicia Wu SongPower Failure by Albert BorgmannLiturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison WarrenThe Common Rule by Justin EarleyThe Digital Public Square is a production of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and is produced and hosted by Jason Thacker.Production assistance is provided by Cameron Hayner. Technical production provided by Owens Productions. It is edited and mixed by Mark Owens.

(00:00-9:07): Brian and Aubrey discussed the following articles: “Why US gas prices are at a record and why they'll stay high for a long time” “What Surging Gas Prices Mean for You” “Stephen Colbert roasted for saying he'd pay $15 for gas because he drives a Tesla” “Charles Entenmann, who helped bring baked goods to supermarkets, dies at 92” (9:07-17:53): Peter Kucher, Lead Pastor of Christian Worship Center in Downers Grove, joined Brian and Aubrey to share about growing up in Ukraine and how his church is helping people in Ukraine. Partner with Christian Worship Center to support Ukraine at cwclife.com (17:53-28:13): What's an appropriate age to teach kids about sexuality at school? Brian and Aubrey discussed this and commented on the Parental Rights in Education Bill. (28:13-35:10): Why don't church conferences feature pastors from small and medium churches? Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on this.  (35:10-44:40): Danita Jenae, Author, Artist, and Speaker, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her new book, “When Mountains Crumble: Rebuilding Your Life After Losing Someone You Love.” Learn more about Danita and her book at danitajenae.com and connect with her on Instagram at danitajenae (44:40-54:28): Brian and Aubrey talked about and excerpt from Felicia Wu Song's book, “Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00-9:23): “Are We Too Distracted for Revival?” Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Brett McCracken's Gospel Coalition article.  (9:23-18:03): Leah Klett, Reporter and Assistant Editor for The Christian Post, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her article, “Early Rain Church member recounts 'evil' persecution in China, dramatic escape to US.” Check out Leah's articles at christianpost.com and connect with her on Twitter at @leahmarieann (18:03-26:23): Is sarcasm a bad habit? Brian and Aubrey talked about this and commented on Dr. Chip Dodd's article, “Sarcasm Makes Us Small.” (26:23-37:39): Dr. Felicia Wu Song, Professor of Sociology at Westmont College and Author of “Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age,” joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her articles, “Four Ways to Do Better When You Want to Deliver a Harsh Comment Online” and “Locked In, Cradle to Grave.” Learn more about Felicia and her books at feliciawusong.com (37:39-47:11): Brian and Aubrey shared their TOP FIVE Popular Movies that They Haven't Seen. Aubrey's #1 pick was Caddyshack, and Brian's #1 pick was The Lord of the Rings. (47:11-55:54): Brian and Aubrey shared some weird and wild news from the internet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Felicia Song is an author, Westmont College professor, and cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. Having trained in History, Communication Studies and Sociology from Yale, Northwestern, and University of Virginia, her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving digital technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life. This week she joins us to talk about that work and her book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (IVP). The books two main focal points are the questions: What kind of people are we becoming with personal technologies in hand? And who do we really want to be? We hope you enjoy our conversation with Felicia! Feel free to call or email with feedback, and if you enjoy it, the best way to help us is to share it with the people you know. Buy Restless Devices IVP Amazon Shoutouts: On Being podcast Pass The Mic podcast "When God Seems Distant" Enola Holmes books Follow Felicia: Personal Website Westmont College Follow Us: www.thesubstancepod.com www.instagram.com/thesubstancepod www.twitter.com/thesubstancepod www.facebook.com/thesubstancepod https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyJ1Bgzq17PDNiAR1pnDXcw This week we are sponsored by Chris Hotchkiss, American Family. If you're in the Kansas City area, reach out to Chris for a quote or second opinion at: Website Email: hotchki@amfam.com Phone: 913-268-8200 Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com Phone: 913-703-3883 Support Us: Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly supporter at the Anchor link below! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesubstancepod/support

LIVING WITH AN IMMANENT SENSE OF THE DIGITAL Felicia Wu Song is a Christian sociologist who says digital natives aren't as native as we think. Is there any hope for the rest of us? She says, yes. Chris interviews Dr Felicia Wu Song about her new book Restless Devices. She explains her belief that our digital routines and habits are themselves forms of discipleship. She says they not only form our habits, but also shape our identity, community, and relationships. And as a sociologist, Dr Song also draws attention to Big Tech's platforms and design decisions, the structures and systems they create, and the defaults those designs introduce to digitally mediated relationships. Afterwards, Adam and Chris explore more what those routine and habits look like for them, and the struggles that come with the "immanent sense of the digital," as Dr Song puts it in her book. They imagine together what new habits and designs could help them better relate digitally to the most important people in their lives. LINKS & RESOURCES Dr Felicia Wu Song is Professor of Sociology at Westmont College in California, and author of the book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age, published by Intervarsity Press. Dr Song mentions James K A Smith's work on counter-liturgies, which factor heavily into his books Desiring the Kingdom and You Are What You Love. Chris mentions Marshall McLuhan's book The Medium is the Massage, an avant-garde 60s/70s book that uses graphic design to explore the ideas of his seminal work, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. TALK BACK Follow Device & Virtue on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Chris and Adam on Twitter. Support Device & Virtue on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to episode forty-seven of New Creation Conversations. In today's conversation I am honored to be joined by Dr. Felicia Wu Song, Professor of Sociology at Westmont College, and the author of the brand new, and very important book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age (published by IVP Academic). Dr. Song is a cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. Felicia is an alum of Yale University. She has a Master's Degree from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Virginia (where she had the privilege of studying with James Davison Hunter). Her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving digital technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life. Our conversation centers around the new book: Restless Devices. In her book, Dr. Song explores how our contemporary digital habits shape our loves and our imaginations of what it means to be human. This book brings sociology and theology together, arguing that both are needed for understanding how to live wisely in a digitally saturated society. During this recent season of disruption, I have been deeply thankful for many aspects of our technological age and the unique ways it can connect people. For example, I'm thankful through new technologies to get to bring these weekly conversations to you. However, as Dr. Song and I will discuss, I also share deep concerns about what these technologies are doing to me – and to us. Media forms are not neutral. As Marshall McLuhan famously observed, “The medium is the message.” So, what are our technologies doing to us? How can we use and control them without feeling used and controlled by them? Those are the kinds of questions Felicia helps us wrestle with. 

On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by guest co-host Kayt Frisch, and together we talk with sociologist Dr. Felicia Wu Song about her new book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in a Digital Age. Among the topics we discuss: – How our devices (phones and computers) are more than mere tools, and what it means to evaluate them as cultural artifacts, the results of complex processes, driven by diverse influences – What Christian designers and programmers can do to as they work in digital spaces – How we should think about counter-cultural movements like "digital minimalism" and how the Christian story offers something distinct – Why it is so difficult for us to change our digital habits and whether there are better ways to approach our counter-formation – One thing to know, and one thing to do if we want to change To read Dr. Kayt Frisch's review of Dr. Song's book: https://inallthings.org/corrupted-comforts-a-review-of-restless-devices/ 

Sociologist Felicia Song from Westmont College joins the show to discuss her new book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age.

(00:00-8:08): Brian and Aubrey discussed Erik Weir's Fox News opinion article, “Volunteering during holidays can change a life – maybe yours.”  (8:08-25:50): Dr. Felicia Wu Song, Cultural Sociologist and Professor of Sociology at Westmont College, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her new book, “Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age.” Learn more about Felicia and her books at feliciawusong.com (25:50-35:20): Brian and Aubrey discussed the following articles:  “9 Things You Should Know About Christmas Carols” “Top 15 Christmas Songs for Churches” (35:20-44:11): How can we deal with dysfunctional relationships during the holidays? Brian and Aubrey talked about this and unpacked the Relevant Magazine article, “How Do I Deal With My Dysfunctional Family During the Holidays?”  (44:11-52:50): Brian and Aubrey discussed an encouraging message from Dr. Tony Evans, “Don't Miss Christ this Christmas.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Felicia Song is  a professor of sociology who studies social and cultural impact of digital technologies. Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age. Today, Felicia share her experience growing up in a fundamentalist, Chinese church, discovering the Holy Spirit in college, and what she's learned about God by studying sociology. We also talk about her book and how Christians can be wise as we live with technology. Felicia's story reminds us to be wise about how we think and practice technology as Christians. Listen to Felicia's story now! Stories Felicia shared: Teaching sociology at Westmont Growing up in a Christian family in New Jersey The vibrant Chinese church she attended Never not believing in God Joining InterVarsity and interacting with non-Asian Christians for the first time Attending a Vineyard church for the first time Discovering that she came from a fundamentalist tradition Going to L'Abri Fellowship Noticing her students getting email for the first time What she's learned about God from studying sociology How liturgy formed her experience Why she wrote Restless Devices Her encouragement for the way forward with technology Great quotes from Felicia: It's not so much the content that shapes us; it's really the form or the practices. As human beings, we are meaning makers. We live in a meaning-filled world because we serve a meaning-filled God. We do not need to live under the tyranny of our technologies. We serve a good Lord, but technologies are often brutal and merciless lords. Resources we mentioned: Felicia's website Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age by Felicia Song Fundamentalism and American Culture (New Edition) by George Marsden Truce Podcast Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker Related episodes: Jay Kim and Why We Need Real People Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Healing Our Broken Humanity Os Guinness and Understanding Our Moment The post Felicia Song and Digital Discipleship appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Felicia Song is a professor of sociology who studies social and cultural impact of digital technologies. Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age. Today, Felicia share her experience growing up in a fundamentalist, Chinese church, discovering the Holy Spirit in college, and what she’s learned about God by studying sociology. We also […] The post Felicia Song and Digital Discipleship appeared first on Eric Nevins.

And Campaign's Justin Giboney outlines the domino effect of our current legal system and shares what we can learn from a man's wrongful imprisonment. Felicia Song, author of "Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age," unpacks practical ways for individuals and communities to experience a meaningful break from the digital powers that be.

And Campaign's Justin Giboney outlines the domino effect of our current legal system and shares what we can learn from a man's wrongful imprisonment. Felicia Song, author of "Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age," unpacks practical ways for individuals and communities to experience a meaningful break from the digital powers that be.

How do digital devices affect our journeys of spiritual formation — and what can we do about that? Join us for this conversation with writer and professor Felicia Wu Song as we discuss digital habits and the grace of establishing soul-shaping practices. "Part of my own journey is wanting to become a different kind of person who can be present to the people in my life." — Felicia Song Let me invite you into a conversation with professor and cultural sociologist Felicia Wu Song, in which we talk about her recent book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. Reading this book felt like a real spiritual journey for me with Felicia serving as a gentle guide. She describes the challenges that come with our compulsive use of digital devices, and then leads the reader into spiritual practices that help temper some of the harmful effects and reorient our focus back to connectedness with God and one another. It's a beautiful and courageous and kind book, especially around a topic that could be filled with shoulds and oughts — and Felicia and I talk about why she decided NOT to offer a lot of hard and fast rules about managing digital devices. I loved talking with Felicia and I think you'll enjoy our conversation too.​ So have a listen! We're so glad you're here. — Ann Boyd For show notes or more information please visit our article at The Well. If you'd like to support the work of InterVarsity's Women in the Academy and Professions, including future podcasts such as this episode, you can do so at givetoiv.org/wap. Thank you for listening!

Patreon Page I DISAGREE WITH DAVE! Thinking Out Loud is a place to digest audibly the things we tend to think through silently. We'll look at a variety of complex issues from a variety of points of view, not necessarily to get to "right answers" but to build empathy and perspective. Today I am joined by Dr. Felicia Su Wong, a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, currently serving as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. We discuss her book, OUT TODAY!, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. Our technologies are forming us whether we know it or not, so Felicia and I discuss the importance of intentionality when it comes to our devices. We also discuss ways we can incorporate "counterliturgies" so that we are formed into the person of Christ. I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation so listen away and then go and get a copy of her book. Other Resources (Article) Locked In, Cradle to Grave by Felicia Wu Song https://feliciawusong.com/ (Video) Digital Life as Secular Liturgies: A Matter of Christian Formation by Felicia Wu Song (Book) You Are What You Love by James K. Smith (Book) Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman (Article) Facebook's Dangerous Experiment with Teen Girls by Jonathan Haidt 044 You Are Not Your Own w/ Alan Noble Follow Thinking Out Loud: Patreon | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today on the show we talk to Dr. Felicia Wu Song about her latest book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, & Place in the Digital Age. Felicia Wu Song (PhD, University of Virginia) is a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, currently serving as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Her publications include Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together and articles in such scholarly journals as Gender & Society and Information, Communication & Society. You can connect with Dr. Song online here. Click here to watch a lecture from Dr. Song, 'Digital Life As Secular Liturgy' You can find the Churchology Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. See you next Tuesday with another episode!

Lea Schweitz (Upper House's Visiting Theologian for our Higher Pursuits Project) sits down with sociologist Felicia Wu Song to discuss technology, personhood, and spiritual practices, as well as Felicia's new book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age (IVP, 2021). Felicia Wu Song (PhD, University of Virginia) is a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, currently serving as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Lea Schweitz (PhD, University of Chicago) is the co-founder of Nature120, a non-profit organization that provides nature play and airway therapy for children on Chicago's west side and in the western suburbs; she also is the Director of Children's Education for Yorkfield Presbyterian Church. Previously she was a tenured professor at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and directed the Zygon Center for Religion and Science. As always we invite you to leave us a rating on your favorite podcast app or send us a comment at podcast@slbrownfoundation.org. Credits: music by Micah Behr, audio engineering by Andy Johnson, graphic design by Madeline Ramsey.

Win a free copy of Os Guinness's The Magna Carta of Humanity, Douglas Groothuis's Christian Apologetics, and several other books from Filter guests! Total prize package over $225 value. Enter below now through Nov. 22, 2021. ENTER OUR BOOK GIVEAWAY HERE: https://www.aaronshamp.com/contest We find ourselves surrounded by a technological atmosphere today. The devices and media that we consume are so integrated into our lives that we often don't even notice their presence. Moreover, we don't consider how these digital tools are influencing us as people and as communities. My guest on today's show is Felicia Wu Song and she shares much wisdom and insight on this issue through her book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. Felicia Wu Song (Ph.D., University of Virginia) is a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies, currently serving as professor of sociology at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Her publications include Virtual Communities: Bowling Alone, Online Together and articles in such scholarly journals as Gender & Society and Information, Communication & Society. Check out the full show notes for highlights and resources from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/4umdmc2b SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: PayPal: https://paypal.me/AaronShamp?locale.x=en_US Venmo: @AaronShamp Cash App: $AaronShamp –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/Ue48lJLVA30​Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/perseverance​–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app