People of the Screen: How Evangelicals Created the Digital Bible and How It Shapes Their Reading of Scripture

This scholarly, impressively researched work is both a historical account of the creation of digital Bible technology and a sociological study of what that technology means to the evangelicals who create, distribute, and use it. The first part of Dyer’s book is arguably the most thorough historical record of the development of Bible software ever published. Readers may be surprised to learn that as early as 1982, professionals from major computer corporations banded together to create Bible software. The virtue of Bible apps, of course, is they make Scripture easy to access for a huge number of people, and there’s much evidence throughout People of the Screen that ease of access results in more Scripture reading. Dyer’s research helpfully amplifies the voices of those who have labored on digital Bible technology, and all of them express genuine reverence for God’s Word and a desire for people to be transformed by it. [Full Review]