Rev. Dr. A. Trevor Sutton is a pastor, author, and professor. He teaches, writes, and speaks frequently about technology and the church in a digital age. Sutton’s work can be found at www.atrevorsutton.com.
Looking into the AI Mirror: Optimism, Pessimism, or Something Else?
August/September 2024: Ethical Considerations on Artificial Intelligence (Volume 24 Issue 4)
Introduction [1] “As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.” (Proverbs 27:19) Water reflects faces and hearts reflect character. There is nothing new about these mirrors and what they reveal. Yet, there is a new mirror that offers us a haunting reflection of ourselves: we must now grapple with […]
To be Online or Not To Be Online: Uncovering the Roots of the Debates Concerning Online Worship
October/November 2022: What Does It Mean To Be Church Now? (Volume 22 Issue 5)
[1] “The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other.”[1] Like the novel as a whole, this statement from Franz Kafka’s The Trial is a portal into opacity. Joseph K., the novel’s protagonist, finds himself lost in an endless debate governed by nontransparent logic. He […]