AI Shepherds and Electric Sheep: Leading and Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Sean O'Callaghan Paul A. Hoffman

AI Shepherds and Electric Sheep

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Leading and Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Sean O'Callaghan, Paul A. Hoffman, A. Trevor Sutton

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Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
18 March 2025

Christianity; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Christian social thought & activity; Artificial intelligence

Since ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness in 2022, AI has thoroughly infiltrated everyday life. Machines can now take on work once thought to be solely the domain of human beings--from writing college essays to composing worship music. How should Christians respond to this brave new technology?

In this accessible introduction to AI, Sean O'Callaghan and Paul Hoffman explore its social and ethical impacts for ministry and teaching. The authors shed light on the biblical vision for human flourishing--and on how AI can help or hinder that flourishing. Avoiding both alarmism and uncritical acceptance, O'Callaghan and Hoffman offer resources and practical tools for using AI in our classrooms and congregations.

AI can write a generic three-point sermon, but it cannot replace an authentic encounter between humans and the divine. In a time of cultural confusion, O'Callaghan and Hoffman encourage readers to embrace the clarity found in the gospel. The book includes a foreword by Trevor Sutton.

By: Sean O'Callaghan, Paul A. Hoffman
Foreword by: A. Trevor Sutton
Imprint: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9781540968012
ISBN 10: 1540968014
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 18 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Trevor Sutton Introduction 1. What Is Artificial Intelligence? 2. What Are the Current and Potential Implications of AI? 3. What Does It Mean to Be Human from a Biblical Perspective? 4. What Does It Mean to Be Human in the Technological Age? 5. How Should Educators Interact with AI? 6. How Should Christians Be Formed and Discipled in the Age of AI? 7. How Should Ministry Leaders Approach AI? Conclusion Appendix: Six Views on Technology Recommended Resources Index

Sean O'Callaghan (PhD, University of Liverpool) is associate professor of religious and theological studies at Salve Regina University, where he also serves as a coordinator of the AI Initiative. He previously served as director of the PhD program in humanities and technology and is currently a faculty member in that program. Paul A. Hoffman (PhD, University of Manchester) is associate professor in the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies and director of the Preministerial Scholars Program at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He previously served as a senior pastor and is the coauthor of Preaching to a Divided Nation.