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For background, see our entries on [[Open Source Judaism]] and [[Open Source Religion]] | For background, see our entries on [[Open Source Judaism]] and [[Open Source Religion]] | ||
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Maariv's Digital Minds Blog: | |||
"Judaism is for Rushkoff a religion of open source activists, literate people who can see the world around them as a code which can be read consciously and critically and also rewritten or reprogrammed. Judaism is thus actually a lesson in media literacy, our ability to be smart readers of the mediums and realities around us. It is not without reason, says Rushkoff, that the coming of age ceremony of Judaism is the Bar Mitzvah. In proving to be able of reading the biblical text, the code one becomes an adult. | |||
In his Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism, Rushkoff states that the basic values of Judaism are critical thinking and the readiness to destroy idols and stay on a never ending, convention breaking search. Rushkoff sees in these Jewish values powerful vehicles which can assist the modern man who is bombarded by a flood of aggressive media and marketing schemes." | |||
(http://digitalmindsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/media-resistance-interview-with-douglas.html) | |||
=More Information= | |||
Other books by Douglas Rushkoff: | |||
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#[[Coercion]] | |||
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[[Category:Spirituality]] | [[Category:Spirituality]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 7 April 2008
Book: Douglas Rushkoff. Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism.
For background, see our entries on Open Source Judaism and Open Source Religion
Description
Maariv's Digital Minds Blog:
"Judaism is for Rushkoff a religion of open source activists, literate people who can see the world around them as a code which can be read consciously and critically and also rewritten or reprogrammed. Judaism is thus actually a lesson in media literacy, our ability to be smart readers of the mediums and realities around us. It is not without reason, says Rushkoff, that the coming of age ceremony of Judaism is the Bar Mitzvah. In proving to be able of reading the biblical text, the code one becomes an adult.
In his Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism, Rushkoff states that the basic values of Judaism are critical thinking and the readiness to destroy idols and stay on a never ending, convention breaking search. Rushkoff sees in these Jewish values powerful vehicles which can assist the modern man who is bombarded by a flood of aggressive media and marketing schemes." (http://digitalmindsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/media-resistance-interview-with-douglas.html)
More Information
Other books by Douglas Rushkoff: