Technology and Faith

I must admit. I've never really thought of the integration of faith in technology.  I can absolutely see a great need for it! However, I have never taken into consideration what technology should mean for a Christian.  That being said, "Faith and Technology: Toward Integration for Christian Higher Education" was an interesting essay to read.

God's command to "rule over and subdue" the Earth, and to "till and care for" the Garden of Eden established humankind's dominance upon the Earth. This dominance led to the thought that all of nature was intended for human use. The creation and use of technology is seen by technological optimists as a natural extension of the cultural mandate given in Genesis. 

This is a really interesting and confusing way to think about technology.  Like I said I've never really thought about it and in my technology based courses here at Montreat we haven't talked about it.  I guess I've just taken technology for granted, actually I know I have.  That being said, I like what the authors of this essay have to say about technology.  The idea the technology is an extension of the human dominance God has given us is makes sense and frankly just makes me want to take back what is rightfully ours.  With all of the technology out there taking over our lives, this article makes me want to proclaim what is ours as Christians. The internet alone is completely corrupted and now that we can access it from basically any where and most people are on it for the majority of the day our world is becoming more and more corrupt.

If we, as Christians, could take back the internet, or at least start to make our presence known, the world would slowly start to become a better place. I'm not talking about Facebook "like my status for Jesus" stuff that you see if you "like" Jesus Christ on Facebook.  We need to step into our identity and start really make a difference within technology.  Why can't we have Christian adds, or even meaningful ads, on the side of every webpage instead of half naked girls advertising some really ridiculous thing no one really needs?  We need to get the word our and be bold in our faith.