tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post416744683509812035..comments2023-05-20T06:30:03.560-05:00Comments on Jon's Journey: Theology After GoogleJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266729238990589293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post-8923764129151890282010-03-14T19:48:01.593-05:002010-03-14T19:48:01.593-05:00Thanks Al for adding that perspective. I think yo...Thanks Al for adding that perspective. I think you are right that at the time the "church" did not appreciate the freedoms brought by the printing press. It was the "heritics" that made the most of it. But in hindsight we see that there were benefits.<br /><br />hoi polloi... I needed google to translate that one. :)<br /><br />Thanks,<br />God bless.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266729238990589293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post-60388356314885499932010-03-14T16:53:51.263-05:002010-03-14T16:53:51.263-05:00Thanks for the results of your Google searches--qu...Thanks for the results of your Google searches--quite revealing!<br /><br />I think organized Christianity of the day didn't like easy access to copies of the Bible, because it took away from the authority of the church leadership.<br /><br />In more recent times, organized Christianity hasn't liked radio or TV because it took $$ away from the historical organization, and put them in the hands of upstarts.<br /><br />For better or worse, I expect organized Christianity will not like easy access to information through Google et al. <br /><br />At the same time, I think there has been lots of value in upsetting the structure of the organization, and putting more responsibility in the hands of the hoi polloi. There are many pitfalls in letting us loose with this much information (or mis-information), but the organization hasn't exactly been exonerated in its handling of its authority over the centuries.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453255551532736555noreply@blogger.com