The Student's Guide to Social Media (Thacker)

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9781527109650

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Christian Focus

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104

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Paperback

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The internet is a tool box, not a toy box. Social media platforms are some of the tools we can use for building one another up. This is a guide on handing these tools, carefully.

Social media is a tool that can be good. It can connect us with friends and family with an immediacy that previous generations could only wonder at. But it can also be used unwisely. Whether it’s harsh words, regrettable posts, or excessive scrolling, we should think about how God wants us to engage with social media. What does the Bible teach us? Jason Thacker’s helpful guide will help students explore the wisest ways to use social media.

Author

Jason Thacker serves as director of the research institute and chair of research in technology ethics at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. He also serves as an adjunct instructor of philosophy, ethics, and worldview at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of several books, including his latest ‘Following Jesus in a Digital Age’.

Endorsements

To use your tools well, it is crucial that you understand how they will attempt to shape your heart, mind, and soul. For that reason and many more I highly recommend reading A Student’s Guide to Social Media. -Tim Challies, Blogger at www.challies.com

Jason Thacker is one of today’s foremost experts on ethics and technology. He’s also a godly family man whose love for Christ shines through in his writing. In this new addition to the RYM track series, Thacker helps youth grow in wisdom, giving them a clear framework for thinking theologically and acting ethically in their increasingly confusing online social world. -Jared Kennedy, Editor, The Gospel Coalition

This is a short, important and a book that will help us all to reflect on our use of social media – or should that be social media’s use of us? -David Robertson, Well–known pastor and apologist

Students often ask, ‘where do I start?’ when attempting to comprehend and navigate the challenges of our digital age. A Student’s Guide to Social Media provides a solid launching point to understanding the difficulties of the digital age and how to faithfully navigate them while remaining rooted in the Christian faith. -Katie Frugé, Director of Center for Cultural Engagement & The Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of Texas