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Hayden NesbitTechnologyFormation

How to Resist the Acceleration, Aggression, and Illusion of the Internet

Our online lives bear a disturbing resemblance to the safe 'casket' C. S. Lewis warned us about, where our hearts would become loveless and invulnerable.

Samuel JamesTechnology

If You Ask A.I. for Marriage Advice, It'll Probably Tell You to Get Divorced

A massive cultural shift may be coming.

Jake MeadorTechnologyChurch

Presbyterian Formation vs Digital Formation

Digital formation is an acid that dissolves the work of being formed in a specific ecclesial tradition, such as presbyterianism.

Brad LittlejohnTechnology

A Helper Corresponding to Him

What is implied about our idea of the human person when we are willing to use LLMs and other AI technologies for emotional support?

Trevin WaxTechnologyChurchFormation

Denominational Discourse in the Age of the Algorithm

People whose brains have been transformed by algorithms will struggle to steward well the shared life of their church denomination.

Josh PaulingTheologyTechnology

Why We Need Christian Anthropology and Epistemology in the Age of LLMs

We need a positive account of personhood and not merely a humanity of the gaps if we are to retain our humanity in the coming technological era.

Samuel C HeardTechnology

Wendell Berry's Unanswered Question

Behind the issue of AI-based technology replacing human workers is a basic question of why people should work in the first place.

Ian HarberTechnologyFormation

Monk or Missionary: Christian Approaches to Social Media

Given the now obvious dangers inherent to social media use, two primary options remain for Christians: to become a digital missionary... or digital monk.

Elizabeth SticeTechnologyFormation

The Real You

It’s not the real world, but it is the real you.

Haley BaumeisterFamilyTechnologyFormation

The Case Against Vasectomies

The glib way in which many evangelicals approach procedures like vasectomies is indicative of how superficial our understanding of sexuality often is.

Samuel C HeardTechnologyHealth & Medicine

The Rise of Hyperpleasures

Hyperpleasures are strong dopamine hits that overwhelm the brain. They are an existential problem for people seeking to follow Jesus... or just be human.

Brad EdwardsFeaturedCultureTechnologyChurch

The Church Amongst the Counter-Institutions

I watched The Social Dilemma far later than most people not living under a rock. I expected a serious documentary that forecasted serious consequences with a tone of (even more) serious urgency and fear to drive the point home. If […]