AI and digital preaching
AI is not the map – it is the jungle itself. This is how I feel at the time of the writing of this text. We know a lot and yet, so little. New developments come by leaps, and the number of available tools may leave us overwhelmed or discouraged. Also, since AI amplifies both strengths and misconceptions, there is the danger that "it'll confidently help you implement terrible architecture faster than ever before. ” [1] Another important aspect of the ethical concerns about AI is expressed by John Lennox: p eople need to understand that current AI—and what we foresee in the reasonable future—does not and will not have a moral sense or understanding of right and wrong, [2] which underscores the important place and role Christian Theology and Teaching occupy and play in this context. At Hope Lutheran Church we have been using AI tools in our daily routines, with the objective of making use of tools to benefit the work of the body of Christ. While different AI tools can serve...
