How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society
In How the News Makes Us Dumb, historian C. John Sommerville offers a prophetic critique of the modern twenty-four-hour news cycle. Demonstrating how relentless headlines promote superficiality, anxiety, and fragmented thinking, Sommerville urges believers to cultivate contemplative habits of reading, historical perspective, and biblical wisdom over fleeting information overload faithfully.