Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion

Say the name Marshall McLuhan and you think of the great discovers explorations of the media. But throughout his life McLuhan never stopped reflecting profoundly on the nature of God and worship and on the traditions of the Church. Often other intellectuals and artists would ask him incredulously Are you really a Catholic? He would answer Yes I am a Catholic the worst kind -- a convert leaving them more baffled than before. Here like a golden thread lining his public utterances on the media are McLuhans brilliant probes into the nature of conversion the churchs understanding of media the shape of tomorrows church religion and youth and the God-making machines of the modern world. This fascinating collection gathered from his many and scattered remarks essays and other writings shows the deeply Christian side of a man widely considered the most important thinker of our time a man whose insights into media and culture have revolutionized the field of media study and the way we see the world.