Wikiklesia Projecet - almost here (Br. Karekin)
July 11, 2007 — bsg8Publication Date: 23 July 2007
Distributed by: Lulu.com
Wikiklesia Press, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-9796856-0-6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 July 2007
Voices 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… 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 contextualized within a
culture of increasingly immersive technology.
ABOUT 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 - from purpose to publication
in just a few weeks. All proceeds from the Wikiklesia Project will be contributed to the Not For Sale campaign.
Wikiklesia 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? Wikiklesia
was created to answer these kinds of questions.
Wikiklesia may be the world’s first self-perpetuating nomadic business model
- raising money for charities - giving voice to emerging writers and
artists - 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.
I’m one of the voices along with friends Brother Maynard, Ed
Brenegar, Andrew Jones, John La Grou, Len Hjalmarson, Rick Meigs, and a
host of other great writers that includes Scot McKnight, Bob Hyatt,
Drew Goodmanson, Kester Brewin and Heidi Campbell. Check out the full
list here.
