God in the Machine: Video Games as Spiritual Pursuit

by Liel Leibovitz

Book Overview

If he were alive today, what might Heidegger say about Halo, the popular video game franchise? What would Augustine think about Assassin's Creed ? What could Maimonides teach us about Nintendo's eponymous hero, Mario? While some critics might dismiss such inquiries outright, protesting that these great thinkers would never concern themselves with a medium so crude and mindless as video games, it is impor-tant to recognize that games...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599474379
• ISBN13: 9781599474373
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"