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\nVoices of the Virtual World explores the growing influence of technology on the global Christian church. In this premier volume, we hear from more than forty voices, including technologists and theologians, entrepreneurs and pastors\u2026 from a progressive Episcopalian techno-monk to a leading Mennonite professor\u2026 from a tech-savvy mobile missionary to a corporate anthropologist whom Worth Magazine calls \u201cone of Wall Street\u2019s 25 Smartest Players.\u201d Voices is a far reaching exploration of spiritual journey contextualized within a culture of increasingly immersive technology.
\nABOUT WIKIKLESIA: Conceived and established in May 2007, the Wikiklesia Project is an experiment in on-line collaborative publishing. The format is virtual, self-organizing, participatory \u2013 from purpose to publication in just a few weeks. All proceeds from the Wikiklesia Project will be contributed to the Not For Sale campaign.
\nWikiklesia values sustainability with minimal structure. We long to see a church saturated with decentralized cooperation. The improbable notion of books that effectively publish themselves is one of many ways that can help move us closer to this global-ecclesial connectedness. Can a publishing organization thrive without centralized leadership? Is perpetual, self-organizing book publishing possible? Can literary quality be maintained in a distributed publishing paradigm? We\u2019ve created Wikiklesia to answer these kinds of questions.
\nWikiklesia may be the world\u2019s first self-perpetuating nomadic business model \u2013 raising money for charities \u2013 giving voice to emerging writers and artists \u2013 generating a continuous stream of new books covering all manner of relevant topics. Nobody remains in control. There is no board of directors. The franchise changes hands as quickly as new projects are created.
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