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This page provides links to additional resources on the topic of faith and AI.

AI and the Church

AI is profoundly impacting practices and perceptions related to the church and worship. Below are some selected resources to help in navigating the effects of AI in these spheres.

• Technology and the Biblical Story, a talk given at the 2016 Faith & Work Conference, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City, November 2016.
• AI and the Biblical Story: Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist, convocation talk given at Montreat College, April 2, 2025.
• Reflections on the Rise of AI by Ken Arnold, Professor of Computer Science, Calvin University
• Personhood and the Perception of Truth in the Age of AI, Gordon College, November 21, 2024.
• Technology and the Church, God and Nature Magazine, Fall 2015.
• “ChatGPT and the Rise of AI”, Christian Scholar's Review blog, January 20, 2023
• Joan Huyser-Honig, “Derek Schuurman on Using Artificial Intelligence in Church”, Calvin Institute for Christian Worship (CICW) interview, July 18, 2024.
• A Reformed Worldview and Artificial Intelligence, interview with Joan Huyser-Honig for the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, July 18, 2024.
• Chris Meehan, “Seeking Shalom through AI”, CRCNA News, August 14, 2024.
• Artificial Intelligence: Villain or Saviour? Some Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist, invited talk at Meadowlands Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, Ancaster, Ontario, January 6, 2025.
• AI and the Church, Faith Matters Podcast, Clearview Church, May 18, 2024.
• “Artificial Intelligence and Grief”, AI&Faith Newsletter, June 27, 2025.
• Derek C. Schuurman, “Artificial Intelligence and the Biblical Story: Reflections from a Christian Computer Scientist”, Christian Formation Amid Emerging Technologies, McMaster General Studies Series, Pickwick Publications, Forthcoming 2026.

AI and Education

AI is profoundly impacting theory and practice in all aspects of education. Below are some selected resources to help in navigating the effects of AI in these spheres.

• AI and a Possible Renaissance for Christian Higher Education, Christian Scholar’s Review blog, Dec. 8, 2025.
• Derek C. Schuurman, The Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence: Reflections from a Christian Computer Scientist, Christian Higher Education, March 2026, 1-15.
• Leading in Higher Education Amidst AI, Resources and readings related to artificial intelligence in the higher education landscape.
• “ChatGPT and the Rise of AI”, Christian Scholar’s Review blog, January 20, 2023.
• Reflections on the Rise of AI by Ken Arnold, Professor of Computer Science, Calvin University
• David Smith, Grammarly, AI Editors, ChatGPT, and the Pedagogical Perils of Writing with Confidence, Christian Scholar’s Review blog, March 13, 2023.
• A plenary session explored five different approaches to AI in education, Faculty and Staff Conference, Calvin University
• Mark Robert Taylor, Writing is not text production, International Journal of Christianity & Education.
• Derek C. Schuurman, “AI in Education: Villain, Savior, or Something Else?” in ACSI Leading Insights Artificial Intelligence, edited by Lynn E. Swaner, Association of Christian Schools International, 2024, 10-16.
• AI and the Biblical Story: Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist, convocation talk given at Montreat College, April 2, 2025.
• Personhood and the Perception of Truth in the Age of AI, Gordon College, November 21, 2024.
• Technology: neither saviour nor villian, The Christian Education Podcast by "Teaching in Tassie", August 17, 2023.
• Faith and Engineering an interview with the Kuyers Institute podcast, October 27, 2021.
• Derek C. Schuurman, Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology, IVP Academic, 2013. (companion website)

We hope to add other links relating to Engineering and Christianity to this page in time.