We are living through one of those moments when the public conversation races ahead of the public understanding.

> Avenue9 Techno-theologian Christopher Benek joins Mike Montague to discuss AI ethics, spiritual implications, human identity, and how leaders can use AI with wisdom, values, and accountability.

Simmering worries that the technology could wipe out civilization and launch cyberattacks reached a boil inside the office and around the dinner table.

Pope Leo warns AI could make society “less human,” sparking strong reaction from North Jersey clergy as churches race to regulate AI.

It will happen inside local congregations because the actual impact of AI is profoundly contextual

On Monday, countless Christians will read headlines announcing Pope Leo’s new encyclical on artificial intelligence. No matter how important the encyclical may ultimately become, it will not be enough...

Artificial intelligence is not a distant future challenge for the Church but a present pastoral one, because before congregants ever enter the sanctuary they have already been formed—often invisibly—by the algorithms that shape what they see, trust, and believe.

The real question is whether AI will remain a servant or quietly become an authority

AI deepfakes are coming for churches, scamming congregants. Miami pastors weigh in

Asimov’s Foundation and Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited tell a surprisingly similar story: empires may rise and collapse, but renewal comes from the faithful and imaginative remnant at the margins. When we choose love over domination, we become the agents of a future in which humanit...

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