172: Enchantment and Cursed Swords: How Technological Objects Shape Our World (with Emily Stevens)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center Team (& guest Emily Stevens) discuss her recent book: Enchantment and Cursed Sword: How Technological Objects Shape Our World. In it, she explores the surprising dangers that our tech poses in terms of influence on our worldview and decisions. Get the book here: https://wipfandstock.com/products/enchantment-and-cursed-swords-9798385252282?variant=59029513961807 If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org . Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org . Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:43-Why the Book? 00:06:57-Checking Your Phone 00:12:06-Does Technology Preclude Science? 00:16:35-Meaning Makers 00:23:42-Tech, Pragmatic Needs, & Dependency 00:28:13-Transhumanism 00:30:20-Technofantasy 00:34:57-Enchantment 00:40:52-Charles Taylor & The Porous Self 00:49:13-The Christian Response