I wish ‘Judeo-Christian norms’ were enough to ensure ethical AI warfare. They’re not. What will we do when AI goes to war? After all, a future of “killer robots” isn’t far off. We have unmanned aircraft already—the US-pioneered drone warfare in the Middle East in the post-9/11 era, and subsequent conflicts, including Russia’s invasion of…
The longtime Illinois pastor led the National Association of Evangelicals and World Relief around the fall of the Soviet Union. Arthur Gay, an evangelical leader who oversaw the National Association of Evangelicals when President Reagan gave his historic “evil empire” speech, has died at the age of 86. Gay was president of the association from…
Recognized for the promotion of women’s rights and inclusive education, two leading figures relate civil war struggles and the challenge of special needs. Lebanese Baptists have reason to be proud. This month, two senior members of their community, Mona Khauli and Nabil Costa, were recognized for their faith-based work on behalf of their nation. Mona…
Despite entrenched colorism in society, believers show how the Bible redefines a woman’s self-worth. Growing up on the Indonesian island of Java, Happy Natalisa remembers being mocked for her dark complexion. Her classmates called her si hitam (black) and orang Papua because her father was Papuan, an ethnic group hailing from Indonesia’s easternmost province in…
I asked ChatGPT to interpret the Sermon on the Mount. Here’s what I learned about AI’s exegetical errors. This piece has been adapted from an article that was originally published in the Biblical Mind. In the past several months, it has been difficult to avoid discussion of artificial intelligence or, more particularly, ChatGPT and a…
For Christians, Greta Gerwig’s latest film is an opportunity to reckon with the “fortunate fall.” Questions about gender and sexuality plague the evangelical church, from the SBC to the PCA. Books on the topic are proliferating. In that context, it’s understandable that some folks see the new Barbie film as another volley in the gender…
Sweden’s desecration of Islam’s holy book has prompted a bid to burn the Bible. European evangelicals condemn the offense but link the freedoms of expression and religion. Swedish evangelicals fear a human rights retreat, as the fallout continues from last month’s Quran burning. Earlier this month, Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador after Swedish police authorized…
Communal suffering has to be reckoned with. And so does God’s healing word. A few weeks ago, I arrived at the airport a little early to pick up a friend and decided to pull over in the emergency lane to wait. I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do, but there were 20 cars…
At a moment of career disillusionment, a new book gave me a biblical perspective on the blessings and dangers of big tech. In the last decade, our lives have become increasingly saturated with digital technology. Apps and platforms play outsized roles socially, professionally, casually, and corporately; in work, school, and church. It can be hard…
Lifeway still plans to end online music resource but apologizes for short notice. Update (July 24): Lifeway has decided to postpone the discontinuation of lifewayworship.com, the online Baptist church music resource that was once conceived as a digital hymnal without a back cover. The Southern Baptist Convention publisher announced it was shutting the site down…
