Should The Orthodox Fast From Screens?
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Should The Orthodox Fast From Screens?
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"The First Smartphone Dilemma": Free 5-Part Course for parents ->
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In this episode, Dr. Herman Middleton addresses a question the Orthodox Church has not officially answered but the tradition is uniquely equipped to address: what does Orthodoxy demand of us regarding the smartphone, and especially our children's first?
Drawing on Orthodox theological anthropology, Marshall McLuhan's media theory, Jean-Claude Larchet's proposal for a "fast of all the senses," and a pivotal conversation with an Orthodox priest, Herman argues that the smartphone poses a genuine crisis for the spiritual formation of Orthodox children, and introduces the practical resource he's built for parents who want to respond (link above!)