Shaping a Digital World

Faith, Culture and Computer Technology

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Shaping a Digital World is a book by Derek Schuurman and published by InterVarsity Press.

This page includes links to video discussions, and talks, chapel reflections, podcasts and audio recordings, and text interviews.

Talks and Discussions (video links)


“AI and the Biblical Story”, King University, Bristol, Tennessee, November 18, 2024.


“Chatting with Blaise Pascal: What Would Pascal Say?”, American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting 2024, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, July 28, 2024.


“The Story of Progress and a Path to Responsible Technology”, invited talk given at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, July 5, 2024


“Exploring Virtue Formation and Virtue-by-Proxy in Artificial Intelligence”, invited talk for the Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtue (Rome Conference), Center for the Technology and Natural Sciences, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, online July 26, 2023.


“Virtue and Artificial Intelligence”, ASA “Diving Deeper” Discussion, March 9, 2024.


AI and the Biblical Story, Houston Christian University, November 2, 2023.


AI and the Biblical Story: Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist, FaithTech online meetup, June 28, 2023


How Then Shall We Engineer? What Would Jesus Tech podcast, June 20, 2023.


Defining the Integration of Faith and Learning, Spring 2023.


Christian Field Guide to Technology, ASA “diving deeper” discussion, May 2023.


A Conversation with Dr. Derek Schuurman, LeTourneau University, September 2022.


Talk given at Grove City College, October 10, 2022.


Talk given for the Center for Faith & Work Los Angeles, April 5, 2021.


Talk given at 2016 Faith and Work Conference, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City


A panel on the book The Robot Will See You Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Christian Faith hosted by the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology, October 21, 2021.


Talk given for the Hamilton Science and Faith Forum and the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation (CSCA), McMaster Divinity College, March 3, 2017


Talk given for Dordt College Engineering Society Dinner, Dordt College, October 18, 2018.


Panel talk given at the Faith and Democracy in America conference, Calvin College, December 6, 2018.


Purpose Nation Podcase, A Christian Perspective on AI, Automation and Tech, August 2019.


Talk given for FaithTech Chicago, May 14, 2020.


Talk given for Passion Talks, August 14, 2020.


Public Lecture given at Calvin College (July 16, 2014)


Book lauch event for A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers, April 13, 2022.


Emerging Scholars Network conversation, April 22, 2022.


Faith and Designing Technology, Wheaton Center for Faith and Innovation, July 4, 2022.


Why Does Jesus Influence My Engineering Career? September 8, 2022.

Portuguese Talks

A video posted by Ex libris dHB dsicussing the Portuguese translation of the book: Moldando um Mundo Digital.

Television Interviews


Interview on 100 Huntley Street, October 29, 2014.


Interview about online security, 100 Huntley Street, January 14, 2015.

Chapel Reflections


Reflection on Genesis 2 and Job 28, Calvin University chapel, March 28, 2023.


Psalm 8 and Technology, LeTourneau University chapel talk, September 28, 2022.


Chapel talk given at Belmont University, April 11, 2022.


Psalm 8 and computers, Calvin College chapel service
co-led with senior Computer Science students, April 1, 2019.


Technology and the Biblical Story, Bethel University Convocation Chapel talk, February 22, 2017.

Audio Links to Podcasts, Radio Interviews, and Other Recordings

Published Interviews (text links)