Reading path
Scholars, students & researchers
Turn a broad interest in AI and religion into a question you can investigate. Follow the source, identify the method and keep the conclusion within the evidence.
Selected reading · Updated October 1, 2026
Start with a question · 1
Am I studying attitudes, behavior or outcomes?
Begin with the Barna report’s distinction between stated attitudes and actual use. Record the population, question wording and survey date before using a finding to support a wider argument.
Report
Christians express trust and concern about AI spiritual advice. What does the survey establish?
Published 2026-09-27 · Source 2026-05-19 · Updated 2026-09-28
Start with a question · 2
What does a benchmark count as a good religious answer?
Read the FaithfulBench analysis with the original preprint. Ask who defines faithfulness, who evaluates the output and what the test leaves outside its scope. AI Faith Monitor has not reproduced the experiment.
Analysis
Can a benchmark tell whether AI respects a believer’s faith?
Published 2026-09-28 · Source 2026-09-12
Start with a question · 3
How do different traditions locate religious authority?
Compare retrieval, explanation and a religious ruling in the analysis of AI fatwas. Keep each institution’s position distinct rather than presenting it as a single view held by all Muslims.
Analysis
What makes an AI fatwa different from finding a fatwa online?
Published 2026-10-01 · Source 2026-10-01
Put it into practice
Record one claim, its original source, its method and its limits. Use the research library to find a contrasting source before expanding your conclusion.