When
Friday 19th Jun 2026 @ 7:00 pm –
Friday 19th Jun 2026 @ 9:30 pm
Where
Ridley College, 170 The Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052
Does the Bible offer guidance to navigate the AI age?
Join Australian Christian Book of the Year winners Stephen Driscoll and Christopher Watkin to explore the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence through the lens of Christian thought.
Stephen will reflect on AI in light of what it means for humans to be made in the image of God and AI to be made in our image. What does the Bible say, and particularly the first chapters of Genesis?
Christopher will address the crisis of what it means to be a human being today; it’s a crisis AI has made harder to ignore. Why do dreams of human mastery so often end in exhaustion and dependence? And how does the Bible’s vision of the human being offer a more liberating way to navigate the AI age?
Together, the speakers will offer thoughtful, complementary perspectives to help us navigate AI with wisdom and theological depth.
Details
- When: Friday 19 June 2026, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Where: Ridley College, 170 The Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052
- Ticket prices will be announced soon. Use the form below to get updates.
Speakers
Stephen Driscoll
Stephen Driscoll works in university ministry in Canberra for the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical students, where he lives with his young family. He wrote Made in Our Image: God, Artificial Intelligence and You which provides a biblical way of thinking about AI. His book is the 2025 SparkLit Australian Christian Book of the Year.
Christopher Watkin
Christopher Watkin is Associate Professor in European languages at Monash University, where his work explores how people make sense of the world through philosophy, theology, literature, and culture. He is the author of Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture, which won the 2024 Christian Book of the year. He serves as a fellow of The Gospel Coalition’s Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.
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