Christian Ethics for a Digital Society

Kate Ott is associate professor of Christian social ethics at Drew Theological School.She also held the position of deputy director of the Religious Institute, a nonprofit committed to sexual health, education, and justice in faith communities and society. She is author or co-editor of several books, including Sex + Faith: Talking with Your Child from Birth to Adolescence. She has leadership roles with organizations including Catholics for Choice and Feminist Studies in Religion.

[Kate Ott] argues cogently that for Christians to practice ethical internet use, they must be digitally literate. For Ott, this means understanding 'how data is used, information is created, and predictive analytics are promoted.' . . . Ott implores Christians to use technology in ways that honor God, including practicing forgiveness, being socially responsible, and caring for the environment with their technological choices. Ott’s book will appeal to Christian technology enthusiasts looking to engage in digital communities.

• Preface Introduction Christian Ethics as Creative Moral Response Digital Literacies as PraxisMoral Approaches and Digital Technologies “We” and Moral Proportion Moral Means 1 Programming for Difference Babel: Valuing Diversity Data, Algorithms, and Predictive AnalyticsSearching Difference, Networking Diversity Excursus 1: Difference and Self-Understanding 2 Networked Selves Moral Formation in a Digital Life Are We Disconnected in Our Connection? Digitally Creating the Self The Self as Digital, or I Share, and Therefore I Am Attunement and Digital Moral Formation Excursus 2: Moral Complicity in the Digital Society 3 Moral Functions Beyond the Delete Key Sin and Metanoia in a Digital Age Digital Data, Archiving, and Surveillance Ctrl + Z: To Forget or to Forgive? Moral Functions of Forgiveness and Metanoia Digital Disruption 94Excursus 3: God as Panopticon or Prisoner 4 Creation Connectivity Linking Ecological, Technological, and Social Issues Data Mining and Digital Mattering Reconnecting with Cocreative Responsibility Excursus 4: Digital Clouds and Dirt-Filled Devices 5 Ethical Hacking and Hacking Ethics Swords into Plowshares Digital Literacies for Hacking Participatory Culture and Digital Citizenship Creativity, Hacking, and Community Conclusion Excursus 5: Reading and Writing New Visions Notes Selected Bibliography Web Citations