And that's unfortunate because communication is crucial in every vocation and avocation. It's part of our family life, our church life, our politics, our media. Yet we sometimes assume that it comes naturally. I contend that it doesn't. We have all inherited the legacy of Adam and Eve.
Most modern communication is really only transmission.
It doesn't result in shared understanding as much in noise and confusion. We speak a lot, write a lot, broadcast a lot without really communicating. A preacher might talk for 25 minutes and not really connect. Interestingly Schultze believes that the modern cacophony of communication voices often only makes communication more difficult. We sense power in technology and are seduced by the dreams of technological utopianism.