Hooked on the Net [Paperback]

Andrew Careaga (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2002

With 11 million people hooked on the Net, the church needs to know how to react to the Internet while balancing its dangers and benefits. This book shows us how. (20040603)

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Well-researched and packed with statistics and newsworthy anecdotes . . . (CBA Marketplace )

From the Back Cover

Do you often chat with cyber-friends far into the night?

Do you have a friend who buys way too much from online auctions?

Have you ever wondered if you’re hooked on the Net?

If so, this book is for you. Andrew Careaga, a self-admitted Internet junkie, examines Internet addiction from a solid Christian perspective. He carefully balances the pros and cons of the Net while giving useful and realistic suggestions on saying “good night” when the party never ends.

“Andrew Careaga’s Hooked on the Net is a sobering account of how easily we can slip into technological idolatry. We ought to heed his warnings and consider his practical solutions.”

—Quentin Schultze
Professor of Communication, Calvin College
Author of Habits of the High-Tech Heart

“Andrew Careaga awakens us from cyber-slumber and prompts us to think about our Internet habits. Informative and a terrific resource.”

—Linda S. Mintle, Ph.D.
author of Divorce Proofing Your Marriage
therapist, adjunct faculty

Wheaton College

"In Hooked on the Net, author Andrew Careaga brings redeeming grace to the dark side of our online lives.

—Thomas Hohstadt
author of Dying to Live

Surfing for interesting websites, playing chess online, and invading chat rooms to discuss post-modern philosophy—that’s all in a day’s ministry for volunteer youth pastor and journalist Andrew Careaga. He has written about the Internet and the Net generation in his book, eMinistry, and such publications as Ministries Today and Charisma.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Kregel Publications (August 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825423821
• ISBN-13: 978-0825423826
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,349,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Careaga, February 16, 2007

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bunkky "bunkky" (Silicon Valley, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hooked on the Net (Paperback)

This book's value is in the fairly thorough review of the literature on the condition popularly called "internet addiction". As a clinician who treats people with this condition, and one who adheres to religious convictions similar to those of Mr. Careaga, I would caution people generally to take Mr. Careaga's views discretely. Clearly there is a spiritual component to this condition, but not for all people. His review adds a good summary to the growing literature on this condition.