![[April 16th] Remaining Focused: Human Flourishing in the Emergent Techno-Culture with Dr. Brent Waters](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594177a115d5db3fbb9999bc/1611611393793-LSWQYKA0APZH9FJYSJK1/Waters.jpg)
Online Lecture, April 16th, 2021 at 12:30pm Pacific Standard Time
Brent Waters of the Stead Center, Garrett Evangelical Seminary, argues that human flourishing entails participation in communicative associations (e.g., church, family, and friendships). “Communication” is derived from the Greek koinonia that can be variously translated as communion, community, or communicate. Communicative associations promote the sharing, rather than exchange, of material and immaterial goods that promote the wellbeing of its members. Over time, such sharing requires practicing a series of acts and relationships that are repetitive and mundane. Since human flourishing thereby comprises more ordinary than extraordinary behavior, the challenge is to prevent or resist the various social forces driving the emerging technoculture from becoming distractions that effectively diminish human wellbeing. This in turn requires a critical engagement with technology rather than its rejection.
This lecture is part of the series Human Flourishing in a Technological Age, with lectures from John Behr, Thomas Fuchs, and others. Click here to see all the lecture titles and dates. The event series is sponsored by the Issachar Fund and presented by the Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective project, which is directed by Prof. Jens Zimmermann and Dr. Michael Burdett.
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See more about Prof. Waters and read more about the Human Flourishing project.
*Note: this live lecture is only available remotely via Zoom.