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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

In the latest episode of Silicon Spiritualities, Joshua Baru asks: *for whom* is AI good or bad? We discuss AI judges, hidden labour, digital colonialism, and why neighbour-love must reach the people our “frictionless” tools can make invisible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Fn...

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AI and Ethics: Can AI Promote Truth and the Common Good? [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 7]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The latest episode of Silicon Spiritualities explores how some of the limits AI promises to overcome are actually part of the goodness of being human. Dr Autumn Ridenour on finitude, rest, idolatry, aging, and why dependence is not a defect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLtG...

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AI and Aging: The Grace of Limits [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 6]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Can machines recognise emotion without feeling it? Rosalind Picard on AI companions, simulated affection, and why the real question is what sort of human relationships our technologies are helping us build. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpOf...

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AI and Emotion: Can Machines Feel? [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 5]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

New episode of Silicon Spiritualities: What is creativity for when AI can make art in seconds? Brett McCracken on process, wisdom, attention, and why human making still matters. YouTube: youtu.be/BPBvtdK3tFc Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5lbT...

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AI and Art: What is Creativity For? [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 4]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Latest episode of Silicon Spiritualities: What happens to human worth when AI becomes more intelligent, creative and economically useful than we are? Stephen Driscoll and I discuss identity as gift, “humanity of the gaps,” personhood, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr2U...

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AI and the Image of God: What Does it Mean to be Human? [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 3]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Latest episode of Silicon Spiritualities: Michael Keller and I discuss prayer, sermons, human dignity, and Christian counter-formation in the age of AI. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45x... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Cz7...

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AI and Formation: How Does AI Shape Our Loves? [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 2]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New podcast episode AI can write, but it cannot witness. It can imitate a voice, but it does not speak from somewhere. When it removes struggle from work, it may preserve the product while outsourcing our formation. Rachel Gilson on Silicon Spiritualities: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACp1...

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AI and Work: What happens when AI can do your job better? [Silicon Spiritualities - Ep. 1]

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

AI may or may not be coming for our jobs, but it’s certainly coming for our anthropology. The key figure of our age may be the sovereign-slave: promised mastery over everything, only to be mastered by the systems that serve us. More here: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/ai-s...

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How AI Makes Us Sovereign Slaves

If human dignity rests on intelligence, then the smartest machine wins. But if human dignity is a crowning gift from God, then no machine can out-compute it, automate it, or take it away.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

New podcast series + Discord server: Silicon Spiritualities Examines AI as a mirror of our hopes, desires, nightmares. Asks what AI reveals about work, trust, power, embodiment, and being human. 1st episode coming soon. Listen via The Gospel Coalition: www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/sil...

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Introducing ‘Silicon Spiritualities’

Join Christopher Watkin as he and guests explore the deeper questions artificial intelligence raises about work, worship, truth, power, and what it means to be human.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

"AI, Human Dignity, and the common good" A video response to Pope Loo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. Themes: 1) What is AI building? 2) The difficulties of "dignity" 3) Why the common good is not the common utility www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VJx...

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AI, Human Dignity, and the Common Good: a response to the Pope's Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New SCRN episode Robert Sparrow on “Slaves to the Algorithms”, on algocracy, republican liberty, and whether AI-assisted government might threaten freedom by making political decisions harder to contest. Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDy...

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Robert Sparrow, Slaves to the Algorithms? Algocracy and Republican Liberty

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

New Social Contract Research Network video: Simon Angus, "Inclusive Economics: How Could AI Technologies Shape a New Inclusive Economy?" Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0ELexia... Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymth...

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Inclusive Economics: How Could AI Technologies Shape a New Inclusive Economy?, with Simon Angus

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

SCRN Zoom seminar today: Prof Simon Angus, "Inclusive Economics - How could AI technologies shape a new inclusive economy?" 27 April, 8pm Melbourne time | 11am London | 6am NYC Other time conversions: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/c... Register here: monash.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator

Find the exact time difference with the Time Zone Converter – Time Difference Calculator which converts the time difference between places and time zones all over the world.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Geoff Keeling's SCRN seminar is now available on YT/podcast. "Emerging Questions in AI Welfare" explored AI consciousness, the precautionary principle, and democratic consensus. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/62Kx... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y749...

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Emerging Questions in AI Welfare, with Geoff Keeling

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

AI is forcing some of the deepest human questions to the centre of our cultural conversation: What is a person? What is truth? What is work for? In June–July I’m teaching a 5-week online course “Artificial Intelligence and Christian Wisdom.” Details & registration: events.nd.edu.au/artificial-i...

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Time and date for final SCRN AI seminar now set: Robert Sparrow, Monash University, "Slaves to the algorithms? Algocracy and republican liberty" Monday 4 May 2026, 8pm Melbourne time. 11am London. More info: www.monash.edu/arts/languag... Register: monash.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Pleased to share Peter Johnson’s new book on Michel Serres’ ecological thought. For readers interested in Serres, ecological jurisprudence, political ecology, technology, and hope, this looks like a very welcome and accessible introduction. www.amazon.com/Philosophy-T...

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

To accompany the launch of my new book... an article on the Fifteen Eighty Four blog: "The State of Nature: Historical Fable, Haunting Future" cambridgeblog.org/2026/02/the-... Book launch details: bsky.app/profile/drch...

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The State of Nature: Historical Fable, Haunting Future

If the last year of geopolitical upheaval has taught us anything, it is that the international order is far more fragile than we cared to imagine.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

1/5 The increasing prominence of AI and LLMs in society raises profound and pressing questions for the social contract and ideas of the common good. The SCRN has an upcoming Zoom seminar series exploring these questions. Details + free registration links: www.monash.edu/arts/languag...

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

1/6 Two upcoming book launch events... The stories we tell about human origins quietly shape our assumptions and intuitions about fundamental values like freedom and equality, and about how we relate to each other and to the natural world.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I built this system to help my university students master their vocabulary lists more effectively. It's free to anyone. It combines a spaced repetition algorithm with AI-assisted formative translation feedback. Supports many languages. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnh... #AcademicSky #OpenAccess

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Spaced Repetition & AI: A Data-Driven Approach to Vocabulary Acquisition

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Calling Michel Serres scholars: Just heard about a new reading group "a small, friendly bunch", sharing an interest in theology and philosophy, who are getting together on Zoom (12th of Feb at 3 pm CET) to discuss The Natural Contract. email Petra at ctec@ehs.se to get a Zoom link

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Had a wonderful time recently with the faculty and students at Singapore Bible College! Just posted the videos of 3 talks: 1️⃣Diagnosing Westernisation through Luke 15 2️⃣Subversive Fulfilment: Bridging the Divide 3️⃣Incarnation: The View from Somewhere www.thinkingthroughthebible.com/video-beyond...

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VIDEO. Beyond the “View from Nowhere”: Gospel, Culture, and the Logic of Incarnation

I recently had the privilege of visiting Singapore Bible College to give a series of talks about the cultural contextualisation of the gospel. I want to express my deep gratitude for the incredibly…

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

If you happen to be in Singapore on January 12, or want to hop online, I'll be giving an address entitled "Beyond Western Defaults: Diagonalizing Scripture and Culture" Singapore Bible College. 2-4pm. English with Chinese Translation Register: www.sbc.edu.sg/beyond-weste...

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Beyond Western Defaults: Diagonalizing Scripture and Culture – Singapore Bible College

This lecture dismantles long-held theological dichotomies shaped by Western philosophy. Watkin’s biblical re-evaluation offers a unifying way forward and opens space for Asian scholars to pursue new c...

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Video of my Stob lecture at @calvinseminary last week: "The Human Remains: Fragility and Fulfilment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM1oEhA8ou8

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Christopher Watkin and AI | Stob Lecture 2025

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Biblical Critical Theory is featured in Amazon’s Black Friday sale this year. amzn.to/4oUrtSY It is currently 55% off but pricing may fluctuate during the sale, which ends 12/2.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Whether you're an AI boomer, doomer or scoffer, we need to work out the right questions to ask about genAI while it's still in its current horseless carriage phase. Last week I joined a team of AI industry experts, researchers and entrepreneurs in Seoul to try and figure it out. aiandfaith.org

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Social Contract Research Network 🚨New Seminar🚨 Dr Mary Townsend "Simone de Beauvoir and the 'Adventurer'—Navigating the Return to the Common Good" Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/18MU... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT6H...

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Simone de Beauvoir and the “Adventurer”—Navigating the Return to the Common Good, with Mary Townsend

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Yesterday I had the joy of hearing graphic novelist Clément Baloup speak about his remarkable work at the Monash European Languages Annual Lecture. Huge thanks to Dr Charlotte Mackay for organising , Dr Tess Do for coordinating, and sponsors @monashuniversity.bsky.social & @unimelb.bsky.social !

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In April 2026, my book "The State of Nature and the Shaping of Modernity" will be launched at a symposium in Sydney, with Sandra Leonie Field, Peter Harrison and Jessica Whyte speaking (thank you all!). In-person and online attendance. Rego page: events.nd.edu.au/state-of-nat...

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Next week I’ll be in Seoul for the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly, speaking on AI, Ethics & Trust: algorithmic justice, imago Dei, vocation & creation care, and accountability. If you’re there, let’s connect. #WEAGA2025 #AI #Theology #WEAGA2025

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

New Social Contract Research Network seminar Sophia Rosenfeld "Thinking About the Age of Choice" Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/2gCZ... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd15...

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Sophia Rosenfeld, Thinking About the Age of Choice

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

New Social Contract Research Network seminar Timothy Jackson "Diverse relations to alterity: from relational physics to the transindividual" Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=2gwsxX1KxqI

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Timothy Jackson, Diverse relations to alterity: from relational physics to the transindividual

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

New New SCRN seminar: Kristine Moruzi on children’s periodicals & the common good. 🎧Podcast version: open.spotify.com/episode/6WG4... 🎥Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYem...

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Children’s Periodicals and the Common Good: The Charitable Child, with Kristine Moruzi

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Jason Ramasami from @crosslands has made this lovely animation inspired by the Babel chapter of my book Biblical Critical Theory. It dramatises the "Babelian quest" of striving to make a name for ourselves, and the libereating peace of receiving a name from a divine lover.

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

New video: In the age of AI, what makes us human? AI copies our wit, memory, even empathy. But is that all we are? What makes us human when machines mirror our “borrowed qualities”? Fearuting: Pascal Descartes Montaigne Hobbes Adendt Heidegger Augustine Kafka www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_OIsLN-iVE

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What makes us human in the age of AI? A philosophical deep dive

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The telos of scholarly labor, namely truth told in charity, requires institutional forms that make virtue easier, not harder "AI, proofing, and the meaning of what we do", by Lisa Herzog crookedtimber.org/2025/08/19/a...

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AI, proofing, and the meaning of what we do — Crooked Timber

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

New video: Should We Care About AI Welfare? 🤖💔 From medieval pig trials to Anthropic’s “model welfare” via Hobbes, Foucault, Augustine and Ricoeur. An exploration of AI, ethics, imagination & love. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdJU...

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Should We Care About AI Welfare?

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

"Infinite Efficiency and Human Value" •we're living through AI's "horseless carriage" moment •mutuality and reciprocity in relating to AI •why AI is simulacral, and how that shapes how we relate to it podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... open.spotify.com/episode/5EZD... www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN3Y...

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Infinite Efficiency and Human Value w/ Dr. Christopher Watkin, ARC Future Fellow & Associate Professor @ Monash University

Podcast Episode · Artificial Insights: How To Do AI Right · 08/15/2025 · 49m

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

In November I'll be giving the Stob lecture at Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI. My provisional title: "The Human Remains: Fragility and Fulfilment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence". Come along and say hello on Nov 18 if you're in the area! www.thebanner.org/our-shared-m...

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The Stob Lecture Series: A Continuing Legacy of Thought Leadership

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Christopher Watkin @drchriswatkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

If your AI could analyse your chats, what would it reveal about you? 🤖 In this video I take a philosophical look at the question of how we relate to AI, and give you a DIY AI Relational Audit to unearth hidden patterns in how you interact with your LLM. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN62...

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The AI Mirror: What Does Your Chat History Say About You? A Philosophical Deep Dive and DIY Audit

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