Book Review - Mediating Faith: Faith Formation in a Trans-media Era

I give this book THREE stars. 

Theology and technology advancements are two of my passions.  With this book, Schnekloth is helping the reader understand the great place in time to which we are living.  The time through which our own church teachings have been formed through the use of print, is now coming into contact with a new form of technology that is more fluid, engaging, and used in our daily life.  It is now all brought together for the enrichment of a Christian’s life.  Schnekloth places, in the hands of the reader, a wealth of information and insights from other experts which help us realize this great advantage which is before us.  Along with that, Schnekloth’s style of writing encourages the reader to investigate and learn more on this topic.  He introduces, from other authors, a wealth of information for the reader.  

Overall, this is a good book.  The book is directed at a very targeted audience. It is for the person who has been interested in pursuing the use of technology within their own faith formation.  It also encourages a pursuits by  others to doing the same.  While I think that there is great potential within this field, this book seems very academic with its use of language. As noted, by the author at the summary and conclusion, this book is a dissertation that the author has now published as a book.  The book will not provide answers for a church to follow, but rather gets the reader thinking of the bigger picture.  It presents the new relationship between church and the virtual world through the use of technology.