The newsroom

Explore our seven coverage desks

Reporting, evidence and Christian interpretation organized around the questions that matter to religious communities.

Desk 01

AI & Religious Life

How communities use AI in worship, teaching, translation and pastoral care.

Ask who is accountable for advice, whose tradition is represented, and whether a tool is taking the place of a human relationship.

Desk 02

The history behind AI names and symbols, and what companies actually say about them.

Separate a name’s history from the company’s naming motive. Similarity is not evidence of worship or religious intent.

Desk 03

A dated record of statements about intelligence, consciousness, transcendence and human destiny.

Read the complete argument. Distinguish a literal assertion, a metaphor, a marketing claim and a journalist’s interpretation.

Desk 04

Catastrophic-risk arguments, extinction debates and religious responses to the future of AI.

Technical risk analysis is not biblical prophecy. Examine assumptions, mechanisms, uncertainty and proposed safeguards.

Desk 05

The case for rapid development, its political influence, and the people affected by its costs and benefits.

Do not treat all advocates of faster development as one movement. Track specific commitments, incentives and accountability.

Desk 06

Practical scrutiny of AI in learning, relationships, spiritual advice and everyday family life.

Ask what information a tool collects, how it handles uncertainty, and whether people can seek responsible human help.

Desk 07

Institutional guidance, religious freedom, research methods and public governance.

Distinguish a proposal from a rule in force, a preprint from a reviewed study, and a sample from an entire population.