The paperback version of Voices of the Virtual World: Participative Technology and the Ecclesial Revolution, edited by Len Hjarlmason and John La Grou, has now been released on Lulu. I contributed a chapter on the concept of an Open Source Theology. I haven’t seen the other chapters yet though I have the impression that they are much better than mine. I have ordered a copy in order to confirm my fears. Paul Walker, an Anglican priest from Bradford, UK, has been blogging on the book at Out of the Cocoon. You can read what he has to say about Open Source Theology here.

Here is the description of the book from Lulu:

"Uttered like a prayer retrieved from the year 2030, spoken in a new tongue, a new form. Listen!" - Kevin Kelly, Co-Founder / Executive Editor WIRED Magazine.

VOICES explores the growing influence of technology on the global Christian church. We hear from more than forty influential voices, including technologists and theologians, entrepreneurs and pastors… from a progressive Episcopalian techno-monk to a leading Mennonite professor… from a tech-savvy mobile missionary to a corporate anthropologist whom Worth Magazine calls "one of Wall Street’s 25 Smartest Players." Voices is a far reaching exploration of spiritual journey within a culture of increasingly immersive technology. 364 pgs (paperback)

Everyone should read this book. For those who truly cannot afford it, contact an editor for a free e-copy: / . More information @ wikiklesia.org.

ALL proceeds donated to the Not For Sale Campaign, dedicated to ending human slavery in our time.