Hunter Williams

UWRT 1102
3/10/15
Annotated Bibliography
Topic: Technology and Christianity
Inquiry: How does technology affect Christianity?
Proposed Thesis: How does technology positively affect Christianity,
negatively Christianity, and the spreading of Christianity?
By,andDaleB.Sims.TheEffectofTechnologyonChristianity:BlessingorCurse?(n.d.):n.
pag.Web.
Inthisjournal,DaleSimstalksabouttheeffectoftechnologyonChristianity.Hetalks
abouttheblessingsandcursesoftechnologyforChristianity.DaleSimssaystechnology
canbeusedasavoicetoreachaworldwideaudience.Also,hetalksabouthow
technologywasusedtotranslateandspreadtheBible.JohnGutenburgsprintingpress
wasabigfactorinthestartoftheReformation.Inthejournal,ittalksaboutanonline
churchcalledtheChurchofFools.Theonlinechurchisusedforpeoplewhohada
difficulttimeattendingchurch.Hetalksabouthowinmegachurchesthatwithininthe
pewstheyprovidepoweranddataterminalssoworshipperscanelectronicallyfollow
alongwiththesermon.DaleSimsalsotalksaboutthecursesoftechnologyfor
Christianity.Itdoesnotdeliverorguaranteeastronggenerationandcommunityof
Christians.Also,technologycausestheworshipexperiencetoisolatedandfor
entertainmentratherthanforreverenceandparticipation.Healsotalksabouthow
technologyhadredefinedandreshapedChristianitytofitintothemoldofmodernand
ourpersonalculture.Technologyhascausedustobelazy.Lastly,technologyprovidesa
distractionthatdrawsChristiansawayfromthemainmessageofChristianity.

"ThePrintingPress."ThePrintingPress.N.p.,n.d.Web.13Mar.2015.
Thisarticletalksabouthowtheprintingpressimpactedliteracyandsociety.Itdoesnot
talkabouttheimpacttheprintingpresshadonChristianity.Itisimportanttounderstand
theimpactsonliteracyandsocietybeforetheimpactsonChristianity.Theprintingpress
gavewritingaconsistentlookandfeel.Beforetheprintingpress,scribescopiedtextby
handwritingthem,thisleadtoinconsistentwritingandgrammar.Withtheconsistencyof
theprintingpress,thereaderscouldmoreeasilyinterprettheauthorstext.Moreover,
theconsistencyenhancedtheoverallreadingexperience.Theprintingpressincreased
literacybymakingprintaccessibleandavailabletothepublic.Booksorprintweremore
expensivepriortotheprintingpress.Theprintingthepressallowedbooksorprinttobe
massproduced,cuttingthecost.Withbooksandprintbeingmassproducedandcheaper,
thegeneralpublicstartedtoreadmore.Theprintingpresshadapositiveimpacton
educationalpractices.Theprintingpressprovidedpeoplewithanewcommunication
mediumthusallowingpoliticalandreligiousviewstobedisseminatedwidely.
"ThePrintingPress:ChristianityBecomesPersonalHumanitiesIIWorldHistory."
HumanitiesIIWorldHistoryThePrintingPressChristianityBecomesPersonalComments.N.p.,
n.d.Web.14Mar.2015.
This article talks about how the printing press impacted Christianity.
Prior to the printing press, only priests had Bibles. Citizens could only
hear and interpret the Bible from the priests. The printing press
allowed Bibles to be mass-produced quickly and cheaply. It allowed
citizens to buy Bibles for the first time. Once individuals received
Bibles, they began to interpret them in their own way, to connect with

God in a way that suited them best. It allowed Christianity become

more personal and spread throughout Europe. All of this led to Martin
Luther leading the Protestant Reformation.
"ASA/CSCANewsletter."Science.N.p.,n.d.Web.14Mar.2015.
Noteverybodyinthisworldhaveaccesstotechnology.Thirdworldcountrieshavelittle
ornoaccesstotechnologyatall.ThereareseveralChristiannonprofitorganizationsthat
providehelptothirdworldcountries.SciencewithaMission,Inc.isanexample.They
bringovertechnologyandmedicalsuppliestotestcitizensfordiseases.Atthesametime,
theysharetheirfaithandthegospel.EngineeringMissionsInternationalisanother
Christiannonprofitorganizationthatusestheirskillstohelpchildrenandfamiliestostep
outofpoverty.Thereareseveralmorenonprofitorganizationsthatprovideaidand
spreadthegospelaroundtheworld.Thenonprofitorganizationsusedifferentkindsof
technologytohelpothersandspreadthegospel.
RachelSmith."SocialMediaandChristianity."BibleReflectionsLatestRSS.N.p.,n.d.Web.14
Mar.2015.
Forthegenerationunderthirty,aprivatelifedoesnotreallyexist.Fromwhatwehave
forbreakfast,towhatmusicwelistentowhileweeatit,thankstosocialmedianetworks
andadvancesinmobiletechnology,whereverweareandwhateverwearedoingcannow
beshared.Socialmediahastakentheyouthbystorm.Christiansnowhaveanonline
extensiontotheirlivesinwhichtheymustalsoshareandbetruetotheGospel.The
internetprovidesanewandthrillingwaysforChristianstoshareChrist.Fromforming
communitiesandkickstartingcampaignsforsocialjustice,todigitalarticulationsofthe
Gospel,theinternetisrevolutionizinghowweexpressourfaithinthemodernworldand

GenerationYareleadingthewayinexperimentingwithsocialmedia.Technologyis
secondnaturetoGenerationY(underthirty).Theycanutilizetechnologyformany
purposes,includingsharingtheirfaith.ThebenefitsofChristiansusingsocialmedia
outweightherisks.