Divine Technology

I have written seven books on AI and robotics during my career. Each of these books demystified the topic and presented ideas about how society can learn to use AI effectively. This book has a special focus because its application relates to how we will use this new technology, perhaps the most important technology in that it relates to our faith journey and our relationship with God.

Never before have Christians had to engage so thoughtfully and pre-emptively with technological advancements - an advancement that is no longer abstract or far-away. Rather, AI is with us all the time, shaping how we communicate, work, do ministry, worship, and live. We are called to be in the world but not of it.

'Divine Technology: Harnessing AI for a Christ-Cantered Life' is a timely and in-depth guide to using AI to enhance our relationship with God, our worship, our ministries, and our everyday lives. It provides practical guidance on how we might use AI to help guide us and others toward the truth and claims of the gospel, including in ethically complex situations. It also carefully considers the rights, dignity, and privacy of others.

Another appealing feature of the book is its balance, encouraging readers 'to welcome the opportunities and to acknowledge the challenges that may come with them.' He does not duck the hard questions, but he encourages his readers to dive into those matters honestly and in prayer while offering such recourses as Bible study questions discussions, online resources, and prayers for ministry and pastoral leadership (there are also specific resources for parents and teens, discussion questions for book clubs, as well as an extensive bibliography and exercises for individual readers). Whether you're a pastor or ministry leader seeking tools, a parent, teen, or believer hoping to understand how to navigate issues in the digital age, this volume will provide solid facts and places from which to think about God-honouring uses of AI in your life and those of those entrusted to your care and leadership.

I hope that reading "Christian Wisdom in the Age of AI: Balancing Faith and Technology" will inspire you to embrace that journey with an openness of heart as you contemplate how AI can become a key component of your spiritual life and as you anticipate how your faith in Christ's resurrection can and will ensure that a Christ-centred life will be the highest goal of AI's evolution. Let us move forward together, knowing that the risen Christ will move us forward, harnessing AI to illuminate the ways of God's kingdom here on Earth.