Technology and Faith

June 12, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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Where are people of faith speaking into discussions about the ethics and future of technology? Read more

Human Futures: Or, How Not to Be Apocalyptic

May 24, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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Moving beyond transhuman and posthuman futures toward truly apocalyptic human futures. Read more

Elements of Digital Wisdom

May 21, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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Elements of a framework for clarifying values, goals, and actions in the digital age. Read more

Digital Reformation? Consider the Library

April 26, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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How should digital technologies transform the church as an institution? Is the library a model for digital transformation? Read more

“What Could Possibly Go Right?”

April 19, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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As we consider what might go wrong with AI, we also must consider what should go right. Read more

The Possibilities of AI Ethics

April 9, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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In light of Google’s dissolution of its external advisory group—barely a week after it was announced—are ethical agreements related to AI possible? Read more

The End and Beginning of Work

March 21, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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Advances in automation and artificial intelligence require us to consider the future of work as well as why we work. Read more

The Limits of Digital Ethics

March 4, 2019 By Michael Paulus

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Digital ethics discussions reveal important agreements as well as disagreements. How can our frameworks accommodate both? Read more

Picking and Choosing Our Technologies: A Response to Laura Turner

February 6, 2019 By Mike Langford

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Last December, there was an opinions piece in the New York Times called “Internet Church Isn’t Really Church.” In it, the author, Laura Turner, talks about the rising trend of using internet-related technologies in the course of church work. Whether churches live-streaming services or sharing prayers over the web, or smartphone apps that connect parishioners by means of their devices, it seems that Turner is not a fan. Her critique, at heart, seems to be that such technologies encourage a… Read more