The New Media Frontier

November 30, 2007 Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton Name: Roger Overton
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About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009). Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (569)

Here, at last, is the big announcement…

will be published by Crossway Books in September 2008.

Here's the Table of Contents:

Introduction: Roger N. Overton (www.ATeamBlog.com)

Part One: The Landscape of New Media

Chapter One: The New Media: First Thoughts -Dr. John Mark Reynolds (Scriptorium Daily)

Chapter Two: The Future of New Media -Dr. John Mark Reynolds (Scriptorium Daily)

Chapter Three:Three Cautions among the Cheers: The Dangers of
Uncritically Embracing New Media – Matthew L. Anderson (Mere Orthodoxy Blog)

Chapter Four: Beginning Bloggers Toolbox -Joe Carter (Evangelical Outpost)

Chapter Five: Beginner's Toolbox Part II: Even Newer New Media — Podcasting, Video Casting and More – Matthew Eppinette (Americans United for Life) and Terence Armentano (TerenceOnline.blogspot.com
)

Part Two: Engaging New Media

Chapter Six: Theological Blogging -David Wayne (JollyBlogger)
Chapter Seven: Blog as Microwave Community – Dr. Tod Bolsinger (It Takes a Church Blog)

Chapter Eight: Pastors and the New Media -Dr. Mark D. Roberts (MarkDRoberts.com)
Chapter Nine: Navigating the Evolving World of Youth
Ministry in the Facebook-MySpace Generation
– Rhett Smith (RhettSmith.com)
Chapter Ten: Evangelism and Apologetics – Roger N. Overton ( www.ATeamBlog.com)
Chapter Eleven: Professors with a New Public: Academics and New Media
–Dr. Fred Sanders (Scriptorium Daily)
Chapter Twelve: Virtual Classrooms, Real
Learning –Dr. Jason Baker (BakersGuide.com)

Chapter Fifteen: Social Justice, Social Relief
and New Media -Stephen Shields (FaithMaps.org)

Here's a summary of the book:

We'd like to offer some direction for how Christians can use the new media with discernment and grace. Many of the contributors to The New Media Frontier began using new media
at the encouragement of national radio host Hugh Hewitt, so we are
delighted that he has provided a foreword for the project. Roger
Overton presents a brief introduction to the concept of new media and why Christians should engage it with wisdom. Part One of the book addresses new media
in general. Dr. John Mark Reynolds begins with a chapter examining the
history of human communication in order to provide a fresh perspective
on what new media really is. In the second chapter, Dr. Reynolds looks to the future of new media and stresses the urgency for Christian involvement before the opportunities vanish.

Matthew Anderson contributes our third chapter by looking at what dangers new media
pose for those who uncritically dive into it. His chapter advocates the
careful use of wisdom in consuming and creating digital content. With
the foundation laid by these first three chapters, chapters four and
five spell out exactly how consumers can become creators in the new media.
Joe Carter explains how to blog in chapter four and in chapter five
Matthew Eppinette and Terence Armentano explain how to podcast and
vlog.

Part Two of the book looks to specific areas in which Christians can utilize new media
more thoroughly and specifically. These areas include: Theology (David
Wayne), Community (Tod Bolsinger), Pastoral Ministry (Mark D. Roberts),
Youth Ministry (Rhett Smith), Evangelism & Apologetics (Roger N. Overton), Academics (Fred
Sanders), Education (Jason Baker), Politics (Scott Ott), Bioethics (Joe
Carther & Matthew Eppinette), and Social Justice (Stephen Shields).

While these brief explorations of each
topic will in no way say everything that could or should be said, we do
hope they can help to start a process of critical assessment so that
when Christians use new media they will do so in a manner consistent with the character and quality of Christ. After finishing the book,
readers should have an effective understanding of how they can advance,
demonstrate, and utilize the Christian worldview through the use of new media.

Though it's only in the beginning of development, we will have a blog dedicated to the book at NewMediaFrontier.com We also have a Facebook group up and running. I'll post some of the major announcements regarding the project as they happen here, but you'll always be able to find out more through the NMF blog and Facebook group. We'll also do some sort of tie-in with next year's GodBlogCon, which will be September 18-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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