Recommended
Readings
Are you a new faculty member in computer science looking for some
readings to grow as a Christian scholar? Here are some resources that
have been helpful to me (however, your mileage may vary). Note that this
list is far from complete - there are many thoughtful resources and new
ones continue to be published.
First, if you are a new professor, you may want to read this Letter
to a young professor. Additional recommended readings are listed
below under various categories related to the calling of a Christian
professor in a technology related discipline.
General Christian
Worldview Resources
- Albert M. Wolters, Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a
Reformational Worldview, Eerdmans, 2005.
- Bruce R. Ashford, Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural
Engagement for Christians, Lexham Press, 2015.
- Andy Crouch, Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative
Calling, IVP,
- James K.A. Smith, You are What You Love, Brazos, 2016.
General Faith and
Technology Resources
- Derek Schuurman, Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and
Computer Technology, IVP Academic, 2013.
- Ethan J. Brue, Derek C. Schuurman, Steven H. VanderLeest, A
Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and
Designers, IVP Academic, 2022. (companion
website)
- Craig Gay, Modern Technology and the Human Future, IVP
Academic, 2018.
- Derek C. Schuurman, Technology and the Biblical Story, Pro
Rege, Vol. 46, No. 1, September, 2016, pp. 4-11.
- James K. Huggins, The
Assumptions of Computing
- James K.A. Smith, In the Beginning was Technology, The
Banner, February 2016.
- Joel Adams, Computing
Technology: Created, Fallen, In Need Of Redemption?
- Derek C. Schuurman, Connecting
Bytes and Christian Beliefs, CSR Blog, October, 2020.
- Derek C. Schuurman, Psalm 8 Includes Computers, CSR Blog, May 2021.
- Derek C. Schuurman, The
Meaning of Technology, InterVarsity's Emerging Scholars
Blog, July 24, 2015.
Resources on Artificial
Intelligence
- Matthew Dickerson, The Mind and the
Machine: What It Means to Be Human and Why it Matters, Brazos Press,
2011.
- Cathy O'Neil, Weapons of Math Destruction, Broadway books,
2016.
- John Wyatt et al., The Robot Will See You Now, SPCK,
2021.
- ChatGPT
and the Rise of AI, CSR Blog, January 2023.
- Artificial
Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles
Resources on Specific
Technology Issues
- Jacob Shatzer, Transhumanism and the Image of God, IVP
Academic,
- Derek C. Schuurman, The Social
Dilemma, CSR Blog, February 2021.
- Derek C. Schuurman, Faith
and Weapons of Math Destruction, a reflection on Cathy O'Neil's
Weapons of Math Destruction, Broadway Books, 2017.
- Derek C. Schuurman, Modern
Devices and Ancient Disciplines, Faith Today,
November/December 2017.
- Neil Postman, Technopoly, Vintage, 1993.
- Nicholas Carr, The Shallows, W.W. Norton & Company,
2010.
- Nicholas Carr, The Glass Cage, W.W. Norton & Company,
2014.
- Sherry Turkle, Reclaiming Converstaion, Penguin, 2016.
Christian Teaching Resources
- David Smith, On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the
Classroom, Eerdmans, 2018.
- Derek C. Schuurman, Approaches to Christian Education: From Elusive Towards
a Larger and Deeper Approach, Pro Rege, Vol. 44, No. 3,
March, 2016, pp. 14-20.
- Derek C. Schuurman, Forging
a Christian College Core Curriculum, Christian Scholars Review Blog,
April 9, 2021.
- Derek Schuurman, Advising
Students and Discerning Direction, Christian Scholars Review Blog,
March 2021.
- Steven Garber, The Fabric of Faithfulness, IVP, 2007.
- An example of
Christian college service trips using computer technology
Christian Vocation Resources
- Richard Mouw, Called to the Life of the Mind, Eerdmans,
2014.
- Lee Hardy, The Fabric of this World, Eerdmans, 1990.
- Tim Keller, Every Good Endeavor, Penguin Books, 2014.
- Os Guiness, The Call, Thomas Nelson, 2003.
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