Food Tech (with Hungry Theologian)

We can't just critique the effects of technology; we need to cast a vision for embodied life in our technological age. Can we do this in a way that appreciates the goodness of technology? How important is our food? Would Jesus promote food that has been processed through technology? Episode 31.

Special thanks to Hungry Theologian for joining us this episode! Be sure to check out and subscribe to his YouTube channel!

0:00 - Intro 7:32 - A theology of food 10:45 - Food at tech company - fake or fortune? 15:14 - Does technology help or hurt our food? 25:48 - Future of food tech & what should we do? 29:30 - Gardening is virtuous but... 32:35 - Joel's history of diets 39:12 - Narrowing Of Modern Diets 43:55 - 3D Printed Food? Impacts?

Resources references:

A Technological Society - Jacques Ellul

Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry - Albert Borgmann

Power Failure: Christianity in the Culture of Technology - Albert Borgmann

God of All Things - Andrew Wilson

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