Of Games and God
Subtitle: A Christian Exploration of Video Games
By: Kevin Schut ; foreword by Quentin J, Schultze
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781587433252
Subjects: Video games; Christianity
Description: Looks at video games and video game culture with an eye toward their compatibility with the Christian faith, offering a look at the good and bad of the medium from the point of view of a Christian gaming enthusiast.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Finding balance in an unbalanced discussion --; title: How to understand a video game --; title: Making the immaterial playable: games, religion, and spirituality --; title: Games and the culture of destruction: violence and ethics in video --; title: Games --; title: Escape!: the peril of addiction and the promise of fantasy --; title: Real men, real women, unreal games --; title: The school of Mario: the brain, education, and video games --; title: Making a different world: Christians building video games --; title: Plays well with others: the social side of gaming --; title: Do you want to continue playing?