| 제목 | The Church as a Prophetic Voice in Media Cultures in Korea and Kenya: A Comparative Study |
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| 저자 |
Benson K. Kamary (Ph.D. Candidate (Graduate School of Kosin University, Busan)) |
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The Church as a Prophetic Voice in Media Cultures in Korea and Kenya, A Comparative Study _Benson K. Kamary.pdf
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| 논문 구분 | 일반논문 세계관기초 |
| 발행 기관 | 춘계학술대회 |
| 발행 정보 | (통권 20호) |
| 발행 년월 | 2013년 06월 |
| 국문 초록 | Postmodern Korean and Korean societies have embraced media technology with a greater focus on the expansion of social economic spheres and with the objectives of playing leadership roles in new digital technology in Asia and Africa respectively. Korea has made significant strides in economic development in the past six decades and is already considered a key player particularly in internet connectivity and smartphone penetration. In that context media production and consumption are plentiful, speedy and innovative. Bearing comparable goal, Kenyans are rapidly embracing new media technology especially internet and online networking. With an elaborate national plan, Kenya’s digital technology growth is aimed at achieving Africa’s “Silicon Valley” status. In both contexts, information and communication technology has been celebrated as an indicator of or a path to economic success even where palpable negative impacts have been recognized. But the anthropological, epistemological, sociological and economic rationalistic perspectives from which media technology is viewed, are reductionist and leave significant metaphysical gaps. From the contention that media technology is not neutral, this paper examines media’s liturgical nature and their capacities to form culture with an elaborate focus on the place of the church as a prophetic voice. Since human interaction with media is not simply a data transmitting process but an elemental human formative process, a clear understanding of media’s social, cultural and spiritual telos is essential beyond economic prosperity façade. The church therefore can play a significant role in nurturing congregations with discerning understanding of the relationship between God, technology and humans, and ways of engaging the media redemptively. This comparative study identifies some of the dominant worldview characteristics within which media are designed, flourish and operate. Given that media are not religiously neutral, the writer has suggested several reflections and responses for the church’s effective witnessing. From a ritual view of technology, this paper brings a reformational worldview to bear in the area of media, equipping 21st century Christians with insights of engaging media culture appropriately, appreciatively and stewardly. |
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