\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Everyday technology has social ramifications,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Ian Packer, the new Director of Public Theology at Australian Evangelical Alliance, as he explains the importance of face-to-face relationships in communicating how the Gospel transforms the lives of those who are spreading it.<\/p>\n
Packer proposes that we give more attention to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dceveryday-technology\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, those human-made devices–such as television, mobile phones, computers and the internet–used in our daily life, that often have \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctrade-offs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 of which we are unaware.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think most people, including Christians, understand the trade-off that tends to happen when we are involved with a particular technology. Although some Christians might be critical of the amount of television some people watch or the content of certain programs, they tend to see television itself as a neutral medium. They tend not see the inherent problems that come with the introduction of television into our homes along with the benefits.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n