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Book review: The Rough Guide to the Internet, by Duncan Clark, Peter Buckley
If you or those in your church or organisation are not web experts, a secular guide to the Web is very useful. This is a good example. Written in plain English, it covers everything from getting online for the first time to newsfeeds, Internet telephony and advanced tips and tricks guaranteed to turn casual surfers into Net gurus.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/rough-guide-to-the-internet.php
Book review: Hooked on the Net by Andrew Careaga
Andrew Careaga, a self-admitted Internet junkie, examines Internet addiction from a solid Christian perspective.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/hooked-on-the-net.php
Book review: The Millennium Matrix by M Rex Miller
Miller's compelling thesis is that the church has been located in four different communication cultures over the last 2000 years, and that each one has profoundly influenced the entire fabric of the church - the way it is organized, relates together, and communicates to the outside world. For the first 1500 years until the invention of the printing press, society lived in an 'oral communication culture'.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/millennium-matrix.php
Book review: Flickering Pixels - How Technology Shapes Your Faith, by Shane Hipps
This is a very significant and strategic book because it explains the way that electronic media, especially computers and the Web, are changing our culture. As we use them, they are in fact using us, in ways we may not realize.
For 500 years, Western culture has been a 'left-brain' print-based communication culture, where we could express everything in 26 alphabetic characters. The way we preached the gospel, structured our Christian activities and systematized our theology - all have been completely shaped by print. But now technology is rapidly changing this print culture. When the medium changes, the message is changed too. Effective evangelism must take account of these changes.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/flickering-pixels.php
The Jesus Manifesto - reviews of a key Christian book
The Jesus Manifesto book was published recently, to much comment and interest. Read reviews.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1941
Best Christian books and free e-books on evangelism, communication & writing
A wide range of reviews about key books on evangelism and communication, including a large number of free e-books.
http://internetevangelismday.com/books.php
Internet Filtering Software Guide - Reviews of Parental Control Software
Reviews and compares major options for Web filtering and parental control software. Describes both commercial and free software products, as well as hardware-based solutions. Also includes link to download We-Blocker, SafeFamilies' free Internet filtering program.
http://safefamilies.org/SoftwareTools.php