The Ethical Problem With AI Might Be Different Than You Think By Chip Russell In light of the recent position taken by the Roman Catholic Church on the ethics and use of Artificial Intelligence, and the contrasting dearth of conversation in the Episcopal Church about t... Read More...
The Queen is Dead. Long Live the Queen The Death and Life of Speculative Theology A Lonergan Idea By Ryan Hemmer Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023. Pp. 184. $95 Review by Eugene R. Schlesinger In our context of urgency and uproar, fe... Read More...
Coleridge: Shane McCrae’s and Wes Anderson’s Episcopal Faith; Pynchon as America’s Theologian; and Bach’s Boundless Abundance Coleridge is a monthly digest of significant developments in theology and the arts. By Ben Lima Poetry Wyatt Mason profiles the acclaimed poet and practicing Episcopalian Shane McCrae on the occasion of hi... Read More...
Of Third Rate Clergymen: Bishop Grafton Speaks Charles Chapman Grafton: Selected Writings Edited by Clinton Collister Nashotah House Press, pp. 261. $13.99 Review by Joel Gillin In his spiritual memoir, A Journey Godward of a Servant of Jesus Ch... Read More...
Paul Simon, Psalmist? By Andrew Goddard In his already highly acclaimed new album, Seven Psalms, Paul Simon, born into a New York Jewish family, has brought to the fore his wrestling with questions of faith and doubt. This focus ... Read More...
Artificial Intelligence: Coming Soon to a Church Near You! By Nicholas Knisely and Kirk Smith A.I., or Artificial Intelligence, is a topic we are hearing much about recently. Television specials tout its promises and its dangers, while social media users debate its ... Read More...
Indiana’s Date with Destiny By Leander Harding I heartily recommend the latest Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. It is not Shakespeare, but it is exactly what it advertises itself to be, which is a good story ... Read More...
Setting the Believers an Example: Strategy and Tactics in Online Seminary Education By Hannah W. Matis I appreciated Kirk Smith’s recent piece, published on this blog, on his tenure as the interim dean of CDSP and the several directions in which he senses that seminary education is heading.... Read More...