When the Medium Was the Mission by Jenna Supp-Montgomerie (Paperback Book)
**FINALIST, 2022 PROSE Award in Theology & Religious Studies**
An innovative exploration of religion's influence on communication networks
When Samuel Morse sent the words \""what hath God wrought\"" from the US Supreme Court to Baltimore in mere minutes, it was the first public demonstration of words travelling faster than human beings and farther than a line of sight in the US. This strange confluence of media, religion, technology, and US nationhood lies at the foundation of global networks.
The advent of a telegraph cable crossing the Atlantic Ocean was viewed much the way the internet is today, to herald a coming world-wide unification. President Buchanan declared that the Atlantic Telegraph would be \""an instrument destined by divine providence to diffuse religion, civilization,
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The Atlantic Telegraph and the Religious Origins of Network Culture
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**FINALIST, 2022 PROSE Award in Theology & Religious Studies**
An innovative exploration of religion's influence on communication networks
When Samuel Morse sent the words \""what hath God wrought\"" from the US Supreme Court to Baltimore in mere minutes, it was the first public demonstration of words travelling faster than human beings and farther than a line of sight in the US. This strange confluence of media, religion, technology, and US nationhood lies at the foundation of global networks.
The advent of a telegraph cable crossing the Atlantic Ocean was viewed much the way the internet is today, to herald a coming world-wide unification. President Buchanan declared that the Atlantic Telegraph would be \""an instrument destined by divine providence to diffuse religion, civilization,
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**FINALIST, 2022 PROSE Award in Theology & Religious Studies**
An innovative exploration of religion's influence on communication networks
When Samuel Morse sent the words \""what hath God wrought\"" from the US Supreme Court to Baltimore in mere minutes, it was the first public demonstration of words travelling faster than human beings and farther than a line of sight in the US. This strange confluence of media, religion, technology, and US nationhood lies at the foundation of global networks.
The advent of a telegraph cable crossing the Atlantic Ocean was viewed much the way the internet is today, to herald a coming world-wide unification. President Buchanan declared that the Atlantic Telegraph would be \""an instrument destined by divine providence to diffuse religion, civilization,
When the Medium Was the Mission
The Atlantic Telegraph and the Religious Origins of Network Culture
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General | |
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format | trade paperback |
Language | english |
series | north american religions ser. |
type | textbook |
Size | medium |
Brand | New York University Press |
artist | not specified |
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