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THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON A SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY
WATCHING AND BEING WATCHED |
| By: |
Eric Stoddart, Revd Jeff Astley, Revd Canon Leslie J. Francis |
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Hardback |
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£150.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0754667979 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780754667971 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
28 April, 2011 |
| Series: |
Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology |
| Pages: |
206 |
| Description: |
Surveillance studies is an emerging, inter-disciplinary field that brings together scholars from sociology, criminology, political studies, computing and information studies, cultural studies and other disciplines. This books looks at the surveillance practices and ideologies from a Christian theological perspective. |
| Synopsis: |
This book looks at contemporary surveillance practices and ideologies from a Christian theological perspective. Surveillance studies is an emerging, inter-disciplinary field that brings together scholars from sociology, criminology, political studies, computing and information studies, cultural studies and other disciplines. Although surveillance has been a feature of all societies since humans first co-operated to watch over one another whilst hunting and gathering it is the convergence of information technologies within both commerce and the state that has ushered in a 'surveillance society'. There has been little, if any, theological consideration of this important dimension of social organisation; this book fills the gap and offers a contribution to surveillance studies from a theological perspective, broadening the horizon against which surveillance might be interpreted and evaluated. This book is also an exercise in consciousness-raising with respect to the Christian community in order that they may critically engage with a surveillance society by drawing on biblical and theological resources.Being the first major theological treatment in the field it sets the agenda for more detailed considerations. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Ashgate Publishing Limited |
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