{"product_id":"deathly-devices-our-ever-present-portals-to-seven-ancient-sins-paperback","title":"Deathly (De)Vices: Our Ever-Present Portals to Seven Ancient Sins - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDillon T. Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVainglory, envy, sloth, avarice, wrath, gluttony, and lust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To study the seven deadly sins or capital vices is no novel endeavor. Vice lists like this one have circulated for centuries. But the innovations of today constitute a unique challenge. In this technocultural moment, most people have on their persons--nearly every waking second--a device that possesses great power, including the power to awaken the capital vices, to \u003ci\u003ede\u003c\/i\u003e-form people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Christians young and old must come to think of technology in terms of \u003ci\u003espiritual formation.\u003c\/i\u003e They are inclined to think that they shape technology, which, of course, is true. But it is also true that technology shapes them in return. Devices mimic Jesus' call to discipleship--\"Abide in me, and I in you\"--and the disciple of the lord called Digital will find that he or she is incrementally yet definitively fashioned into a new creation. But not every new creation is a pretty one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDillon T. Thornton\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas an MDiv from Beeson Divinity School and a PhD from University of Otago. He serves as the lead pastor of Faith Community Church in Seminole, Florida, and is a senior fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians. Thornton has authored numerous articles and four books, including \u003ci\u003eGive Them Jesus: Raising Our Children on the Core Truths of the Christian Faith \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) and \u003ci\u003eLong Story Short: Dwelling in the Good News of the Great Story \u003c\/i\u003e(Wipf \u0026amp; Stock, 2022).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737023221856,"sku":"9798385212712","price":34.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/WndWRkwzDA9798385212712.webp?v=1777859764","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/deathly-devices-our-ever-present-portals-to-seven-ancient-sins-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}