Full Description
Artificial Intelligence has entered religious contexts. This edited volume focuses on AI as it is developed for religious settings and increasingly embedded in concrete religious practices. It offers an interdisciplinary and interreligious perspective on a rapidly evolving field.
Technically oriented contributions provide insights into the development of specific AI tools for religious applications and explore the technical, conceptual, and design-related challenges involved. Contributions from theology, religious studies, and ethics analyze how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping religious communication and practices, reflect on the implications of these developments, and formulate guidelines and impulses for the responsible use of AI in religious contexts.
By systematically bringing technical development into conversation with theological and ethical reflection, the volume bridges theory and practice. It is intended for researchers, students, and practitioners interested in religion in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Contents
Chapter 1. Artificial Intelligence and religion: Closing the gaps between theory and practice.- Chapter 2. The AI XR Martin Luther Avatar: An experiment with theological, ethical and technological implication.- Chapter 3. Midrash.ai: Exploring generative AI for religious interpretation with the Babylonian Talmud.- Chapter 4. Leveraging Large Language Models for pastoral care training: Development, application, and ethical considerations of an AI simulation chatbot.- Chapter 5. Potential and challenges of Artificial Intelligence and robotics in religious education: An empirical exploration of teachers' perceptions.- Chapter 6. "You really don't need a doctor to die": Ethical assessment on the euthanasia device Sarco pod.- Chapter 7. Post-labor religion? Artificial Intelligence and the reconfiguration of ministry.- Chapter 8. Artificial Intelligence in the medical diagnostic process: Issues of responsibility and care ethics.- Chapter 9. Morally capable AIs? Anthropological considerations with a view to the human self-relation.- Chapter 10. Leadership communication, authentic authorship, and the performance paradox with "efficient" sermon generators.- Chapter 11. Church & AI—a contradiction? Five theses for a fearless and future-oriented approach to Artificial Intelligence.
