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Are you a new faculty member in computer science looking for some
readings to grow as a Christian scholar? While developing as a Christian
scholar is best
done in community, 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. In addition, you may also want to check out the resources
provided by the de Vries
Institute at Calvin University.
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, 2008.
- 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, 2018.
- 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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