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May
13
AI, the Death of 'Humanity,' the Birth of Opportunity
Thoughts occasioned by AI's destruction of the college classroom. What is education for? And can religion offer any help?
12 min read
Apr
22
An Announcement and a Guest Post
My book on intelligent design is up on NYU's website. And an article I wrote for Paul Pastor's substack The Rose Fire has been published.
3 min read
Mar
27
It Should Be Difficult to Be a Christian: A Review of Stanley Hauerwas's Jesus Changes Everything
Stanley Hauerwas challenges American Christians in his latest book Jesus Changes Everything
12 min read
Dec
28
Year-End List: Favorite Books During Another Solar Cycle
A few of my favorite reads from this year (excluding re-reads)
18 min read
Dec
13
Why Cyberpunk Matters
Though the genre is sometimes thought dated, cyberpunk books, movies, and video games are still relevant. They form a last-ditch effort at humanism in the face of machine dominance.
18 min read
Nov
04
The Church of Baseball
Baseball is emblematic of American religious consciousness: both institutional religion and nebulous spirituality. But it has a lot to teach us.
10 min read
Oct
18
My Book on Intelligent Design
My book on intelligent design has been completed and will be published in 2025 by NYU Press.
11 min read
Oct
03
A Review of David Bentley Hart's new book All Things Are Full of Gods
My review of David Bentley Hart's new book All Things Are Full of Gods (Yale 2024). On mind, God, evolution, and machines.
1 min read
Aug
22
A Theology of The Book of the New Sun: Sacrifice and Time
Part two of a theological investigation of Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun, focusing on sacrifice, time, and storytelling.
17 min read
Jul
30
A Theology of The Book of the New Sun: God and Creation
Part one of a theological investigation of Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun
13 min read