Millennials and Gen Zers are driving a Bible-reading comeback, with nearly half engaging with Scripture weekly. Apps like Dwell, Through the Word and Biblez are transforming the way young people engage with Scripture by bringing immersive audio, interactive games and daily streaks directly to their smartphones.
Read More(ANALYSIS) I admit it. I listen to sports talk radio. However, I do not have sports betting apps on my smartphone. Ditto for my desk computer.
Read MoreA groundbreaking digital project, “Preserving Assisi,” uses gigapixel photography, 3D surveying and immersive technology to document the Basilica of San Francesco. Offering unprecedented access to its celebrated frescoes and architecture, the initiative also creates an invaluable digital record to support future research, conservation and restoration.
Read More(ANALYSIS) No doubt about it, artificial intelligence agents are great at providing answers to basic questions that shape ordinary life.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Entrepreneur Peter Thiel casts America as a modern Rome, a restraining power standing between authoritarian control and civilizational collapse. But his vision raises a deeper theological danger: The force claiming to restrain evil may become evil itself. How can faith discern the difference before it’s too late?
Read More(ANALYSIS) A 2025 Vantage Point Counseling Services study found that 28% of adults say they have had an intimate AI interaction or relationship. The same study said 54% of Americans mentioned AI friends, colleagues or confidants.
Read More(OPINION) Never damage another person’s reputation simply for sport or to build your own social currency. Don't assume the worst about people; instead, try to assume the best. If you say something harmful that turns out to be untrue, make every effort to set the record straight.
Read More(REVIEW) Gabe Bullard’s new book “Against Convenience” addresses some of these problems and argues “not against an easier path, but against the idea that the paths in front of us are truly any easier.”
Read MoreAfter reading a recent piece this week at Religion Unplugged — headlined “AI might be conscious. If so, God help us” — I was curious: “Does AI have a soul?”
Read More(ANALYSIS) From the Yazidis to the Rohingya, from the Uyghurs to other communities facing growing threats around the world, the use and abuse of AI, technology and social media must not go unpunished. Ignoring these new methods of persecution means that responses to such atrocities will never be adequate.
Read MoreWall Street investment banks have discovered what Southern Baptist financial ministries long have known: Dallas is a great place to do business. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are among the banks that have established or are considering major offices in Dallas. They join the headquarters of GuideStone Financial Resources and the Baptist Church Loan Corporation.
Read More(ANALYSIS) AI is everywhere. While it’s undeniably omnipresent, is anyone actually home upstairs? According to one researcher, the answer is yes. For centuries, religion has held a strict monopoly on the soul. Sentience, moral agency and the “image of God” have served as the sacred divide separating humanity from inanimate matter.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Two scholars decided to make a pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodō trail — an ancient route in Japan connecting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples — guided by an artificial intelligence assistant. The two — Wayne E. Arnold and John A. Shultz — trained an AI companion to suit their travel needs. They were also curious to see how AI would shape their pilgrimage experience.
Read MoreToday’s urgent questions about artificial intelligence, consciousness and morality are all the rage. This week, we examine Anthropic’s efforts to teach Claude virtue, the theological implications of AI “souls,” and humanity’s growing struggle to define — and control — machine choices.
Read More(OPINION) A well-functioning democracy requires informed citizens. And informed citizens require independent, consistently reliable journalism. As a nation, we need to understand what the Framers understood: journalism is essential civic infrastructure.
Read More(ANALYSIS) New religious movements often form around charismatic sources of authority offering new answers to enduring human questions. What makes AI historically unusual is that the charismatic figure no longer needs to stand on a stage. It no longer needs to establish a church or gather disciples around itself.
Read MoreAI has made us question our very humanity — giving us concerns about our intelligence, our work, our relationships, and even our religion. That’s why on today’s episode Matthew Peterson has a conversation with Loyola Professor Joseph Vukov about his book, “Staying Human In an Era of Artificial Intelligence.”
Read MoreProtestant pastors register the greatest distrust in artificial intelligence interpreting “contested” Scriptures, Barna said in its latest State of the Church release in partnership with Gloo, but few pastors would abandon the technology altogether. Only 5 percent of pastors reject AI as a tool to interpret difficult passages, researchers said, and only 10 percent want AI to proclaim which interpretation is correct.
Read More(OPINION) On the surface, “DTF St. Louis” is a sordid tale presented for voyeuristic yucks or titillation, but it actually offers a serious meditation on the human need for meaning.
Read MoreAn ethics professor breaks down a recent study exposing religious bias in all major AI models. He thinks throwing out all bias is a bad idea.
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