The religion of technology : the divinity of man and the spirit of invention / David F. Noble.
By: Noble, David F
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BookPublisher: New York ; Toronto : Penguin Books, c1999Description: x, 273 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0140279164; 0679425640; 0140279164 (pbk.); 8449307805; 9780140279160 (pbk.); 9788449307805.Subject(s): Technology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Religion and science | Presence of GodSummary: Arguing against the widely held belief that technology and religion are at war with each other, David F. Noble's groundbreaking book reveals the religious roots and spirit of Western technology. It links the technological enthusiasms of the present day with the ancient and enduring Christian expectation of recovering humankind's lost divinity. Covering a period of a thousand years, Noble traces the evolution of the Western idea of technological development from the ninth century, when the useful arts became connected to the concept of redemption, up to the twentieth, when humans began to exercise God-like knowledge and powers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-259) and index.
Arguing against the widely held belief that technology and religion are at war with each other, David F. Noble's groundbreaking book reveals the religious roots and spirit of Western technology. It links the technological enthusiasms of the present day with the ancient and enduring Christian expectation of recovering humankind's lost divinity. Covering a period of a thousand years, Noble traces the evolution of the Western idea of technological development from the ninth century, when the useful arts became connected to the concept of redemption, up to the twentieth, when humans began to exercise God-like knowledge and powers.
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