How do I look? Theology in the Age of the Selfie by Dominic White
// Published Tuesday 30th October 2020, Buy Now
// Published Tuesday 30th October 2020, Buy Now
Myself and my painting where is the laptop is featured in this book on the following pages: 35-6, 44n2, 109, 120, 127
“We live in the age of the retouchable selfie. For those navigating the world of social media, the issue of how one presents oneself to the world has never been more critical. Psychological studies have shown the high impact of this selfie culture on the mental health of young people especially.
How might the long tradition of the Christian gaze, found in scripture, art, theology and philosophy speak into this selfie generation? What, in this context, might be the significance of the doctrine of humankind's creation in God's image, or of the incarnation? On a more practical level, how might the monastic tradition of the 'chaste gaze' challenge or reinforce the selfie-culture?
Putting such theological and ethical questions into dialogue with psychological studies and philosophical understandings, the book offers an important pastoral and scholarly resource for anyone seeking to understand theologically one of the most profound developments of the digital age
Dominic White is a scholar, pastor and musician, and a friar of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans).”