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Unfriend Yourself
by
Kyle Tennant
Kindle Edition, New Edition, 97 pages
Published
January 1st 2012
by Moody Publishers
(first published December 20th 2011)
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This is a book short on pages, but long on thought provoking questions. In Unfriend Yourself, Kyle Tennant discusses both the advantages and pitfalls of social media. He asks questions relevant to the Christian life and our online persona such as do our Facebook status updates amount to bragging. He explains that we attempt to put our best foot forward at all times, and in so doing we may "like" pages of celebrities or bands we've only heard of and have no connection just to make others perceive...more
This is a small three-day read for anyone looking to grapple with the challenge of social media and what it means for life today. Tennant set the book up to be read over the weekend while you fast from your social media. This way you can think more clearly about the concepts and also have time for his action steps that he includes at the end of each chapter. "Unfriend Yourself" looks at social media from a Christian perspective and challenges the reader to examine how media may have changed the...more
This short but insightful book addresses the long held uneasiness I've had over Facebook. I don't feel we should start closing our accounts, but I do sense something is missing when we have the wrong kind of attitude toward social media in general and Facebook in particular. Tennant does a superb job of pinpointing those pitfalls. One of his most valuable points is describing the difference between communication and community. He maintains that while communication is possible through electronic...more
Interesting book, definitely worth reading. It's short and easy. However, I found the first two chapters to be repetetive of many criticisms of social media that I've encountered already. I also felt that it did border on a personal reflection on social media, rather than presenting research. Chapter three, however, I felt was very worth while. In fact, you could probably read just that chapter and walk away enriched. Tennant spends the chapter talking about what to 'do' with social media, and I...more
I received this book from moody press as a book review..
I found this book provided great insight to what m heart was already thinking of. It does not tell you to close all social media but to be careful how you use it. I felt the author did a great job informing the reader without too many big fancy words. I truly enjoyed this book & hope others will.
Sometimes its hard to think that social media can distract us from the reality of everyday living..
I would recommend anyone needing a insit...more
Should Christians use social media? If so, how? In light of our freedom as Christians there may seem to be an obvious answer. However, intuition cannot always be trusted. In his book, Unfriend Yourself, Kyle Tennant asks you to first consider some very important questions before wholly (and perhaps blindly) accepting social media as all-in-all good. Personally, I enjoyed the fact that it is such a simple read, but the impact of Tennant's questions were profound. A great read for any Christian li...more
"Unfriend Yourself" by Kyle Tennant is a small three-day read for anyone looking to grapple with the challenge of social media and what it means for life today. Tennant set the book up to be read over the weekend while you fast from your social media. This way you can think more clearly about the concepts and also have time for his action steps that he includes at the end of each chapter. "Unfriend Yourself" looks at social media from a Christian perspective and challenges the reader to examine...more
Feb 17, 2012
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Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern and Decide about Social Media is a book I really wanted to read. The premise of this book is the effects of social media on our relationships. I had been thinking about this topic for awhile, on how much I rely on social media to maintain contact with friends as opposed to getting together in person.
Kyle Tennant makes an excellent argument on this subject throughout this short, but meaty book. I agreed with much of what he accurately describes as f...more
Kyle Tennant makes an excellent argument on this subject throughout this short, but meaty book. I agreed with much of what he accurately describes as f...more
Thankfully, it's short. I used this as one of my resources in prepping for a message about our use of social media. So in that context, it was ok. I got a few good quotes. I found a few ideas that I would take a different way. It just wasn't that well written and doesn't present a strong enough defense of its own purpose. It made me think, but not enough to act. It's a quick read and a good study resource but not one that I'm drinking the Kool-Aid on.
This book was small, but packed with thought provoking ideas. What are the benefits of social media? What are its weaknesses? The author takes an honest look at both, and gives us ideas on how social media can do some things well, and some things in a way that looks like "community" but lacks "communion".
Reading through this, you could tell the author had done his research. I appreciated that his resources were varied and not from a single strand of thinking. While I did not take the challenge, it did make me think about how I use social media. Am I using it in place of meaningful relationships?
I really liked this book. It made me think about technology and its influence on me. Also, one thing that really stuck with me was instead of playing a game online, I should play games with my family/friends more. :)
A great book that definitely made me think!
*I got this book when it was free on Amazon Kindle. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
A great book that definitely made me think!
*I got this book when it was free on Amazon Kindle. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*
The author makes some decent points about socializing more in person than on social networks. It's more for a Christian audience, which I am not a part of.
A brief look at how we should view social media. The medium really is the message. Some good insights on how to view community in light of social media.
Very thought-provoking. The author is not telling you to get rid of Facebook or other social media. He is just trying to get people to look at it differently...to see it for what it is meant to be.
I don't agree completely that you can't have meaningful relationships online. So the book was alright.
Great Ideas on how to "thoughtfully" and selflessly (if that's possible) use social media.
It was ok. Brought up some good points, good use of Scripture. Would be interested to read more from the sources on his bibliography page.
Short Read - evalutes the effect of social media on Christian Life.
Short but thoughtful.
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