{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Nuance: Being Faithful in the Public Square","title":"A Theology of Technology: Bodies, Screens, and Boundaries with Dr. Jonathan Lett","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2766,"description":"What happens when technology is not just something we use, but something that quietly catechizes us? For millions of people, our phones, algorithms, and digital tools are actively shaping our attention and reworking our labor.\nFinding a way to flourish in a tech-driven world is one of the defining spiritual challenges of our time, and many of us are underprepared to address it.\nIn this episode of Nuance, host Case Thorp sits down with Dr. Jonathan Lett, Director of the Faith, Science, and Technology Initiative at LeTourneau University, to explore the foundational questions we must ask before we build the next big thing. Jonathan argues that before deciding what to do with tech, we must first understand what it means to be human. Drawing on theological anthropology and his deep study of limits, dependence, and embodied existence, he makes the case that true freedom isn't found in overcoming our boundaries, but in embracing them.\nFrom challenging the \"Silicon Valley ideology\" to understanding how technology offers shortcuts around our natural limits, Jonathan's work helps us integrate ancient Christian wisdom into our modern digital lives.\nKey Topics Covered in This Episode:\nThe Silicon Valley Illusion: The myth that tech creators aren't responsible for their platforms, and why we must make public decisions about our digital tools.\nWhat It Means to Be Human: Redefining human nature through the lens of limits, dependence, and our deeply \"embodied existence.\"\nFreedom Through Limits: How our modern allergy to limits hurts our spiritual formation, and why embracing constraints is the true path to freedom.\nThe Anxious Generation: Discussing the impact of screens on children's mental health and the urgent need to protect the developing mind.\nCoding as Ministry: How LeTourneau University equips the next generation of engineers to view coding as a genuine theological calling.\nEpisode Resources:\nFaith, Science, and Technology Initiative at LeTourneau University:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XpK8J1UaK-lAhdin2b3t4A_PNLlgHqZ7_lESbs8_y-0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNjUyLzE2NjE3/ODcyNTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}