The Game of Life: Whose Victory Conditions? Which Stance? with Ted Castronova
On this episode of the podcast, Grant interviews Ted Castronova, Professor of Media at Indiana University and author Life is a Game: What Game Design Says about the Human Condition. Mathematical game...
8 Mar 202255min
Can I Give My Heart to You, Literally? with Barbara Newman
In her book The Permeable Self, Barbara Newman—John Evans Professor of Latin, as well as English, Classics, and History at Northwestern University—explores the importance of coinherence in the medieva...
22 Feb 202253min
What Questions Should We Ask in Our Technological Age? with Jason Thacker
In April of 2019, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention published a document called "Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles." A...
8 Feb 202254min
What is the Cost of Human Flourishing? with Brendan Case
In the United States, deaths of despair—from alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide—have risen sharply in the past decades. Many countries have recognized levels of social disconnection so high that they...
26 Jan 20221h
Will There Be Church in the Metaverse? Co-Host Roundtable, Ep 48
Join Ryan and Gretchen as they interview each other and explore a variety of topics together: from digital wisdom and genealogy, memory and wonder at the mystery of creation, incorrupt bodies and corr...
10 Jan 202254min
Who Will Inherit the Earth? with Lyman Stone
The birth rate in the United States is the lowest it's ever been. Between rising costs of living and anxiety about humanity's impact on the environment, people are having fewer children than ever. And...
15 Des 20211h 1min
What Role Should Christians Take in Shaping AI? with Robert J. Marks
From weaponized drones to dancing robots, artificial intelligence has become the locus of many hopes and anxieties about humanity's future. In the face of rapid technological development, finding the ...
14 Des 202145min
Will There Be Race in Heaven? with Jonathan Tran
Over the past year, the debate over how to address racism and systemic inequality has been at the forefront of many people's minds. Theologian Jonathan Tran argues that the concept of race emerged as ...
29 Nov 20211h 15min
