Feb
02
The Digital Hearth: On Sharing Screens and Stories in a Fragmented Age
Monday February 2, 2026

www.亚洲色
777 Garner Road East Ancaster ON L9K 1J4
Executive Dining Room


Social media that were meant to connect us leave us feeling divided and isolated. Digital devices that promised to bring the world鈥檚 knowledge to our fingertips leave us distracted and overwhelmed. How might we navigate this fragmented information environment with attention, intention and hope? Drawing from historical, cultural, and theological perspectives on technology, Dr. Katie Day Good, associate professor of communication at Calvin University, argues that more communal and sustainable ways of living with digital technology are possible. With a call to share our screens鈥攖hrough family computers, school computer labs, movie screenings, and more鈥擥ood discusses how the past and present offer rich yet overlooked tools and strategies for cultivating neighbourliness and聽Shalom聽in our hyper-connected age.

Join the Albert M. Wolters Centre for Christian Scholarship as it hosts the 2025 Emerging Public Intellectual (EPI) Award winner Dr. Katie Day Good for The World and Our Calling lecture. The lecture will take place February 2, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room with a reception to follow.

The EPI award recognizes and fosters emerging talent鈥攖hose working in the Christian academy who excel in both academic and public spheres and whose work impacts the common good. The award is hosted by www.亚洲色 and sponsored by , , , the  (CCCU), the  and the . 

Read more about Dr. Good’s research and experiences in Resound.