Article AI, Policy, & Faith How should faith leaders and policymakers respond to the rise of AI? A bishop and a White House official sit down for a dialogue on algorithms and human dignity.By John P. SlatteryApril 12, 2023 Technology Science Religion Bishops
Article Privileges of Personhood We rush to consider the personhood of AI, but we neglect to extend the rights it should confer to the marginalized among us. By John P. SlatteryJuly 8, 2022 Technology Ethics
Article In Search of a Prophetic Voice for Tech Ethics The Church has so far failed to provide nuanced guidance on technological ethics. But it’s not too late to become a prophetic voice on the subject.By John P. SlatteryMarch 10, 2022 Technology Pope Francis Ethics
Article Neither Artificial Nor Intelligent The perils and promise of AI aren’t merely abstract. They’re also material.By John P. SlatteryFebruary 17, 2022 Technology
Article Evolution & Racism The evolving scientific consensus against racial hierarchies strengthens church teachings about equality and human dignity.By John P. SlatteryFebruary 4, 2020 Evolution Bioethics Race Vatican II Technology
Article Teilhard & Eugenics More research is needed to define Teilhard’s moral vision, especially as we consider the needs of the oppressed, outcast, and differently abled.By John P. SlatteryMarch 12, 2019 Theology Bioethics
PoliticsAbolishing Poverty in America Poverty is not inevitable. Matthew Desmond explains the steps we need to take to eradicate it.By Dominic PreziosiOctober 9, 2023
ReligionSynodality & Catholic Amnesia Catholic synodality has a long, rich history. Understanding that history will help the Church flourish.By Shaun BlanchardOctober 9, 2023
CultureThe Double Life of George Eliot Marriage, for George Eliot, was a school in virtue.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyOctober 19, 2023
BooksThe Bible as Poetry If you can’t read poetry, a great part of the Bible is going to remain closed to you.By Christian WimanOctober 5, 2023
CollectionsBetter Off Without Us? A Commonweal symposium on the rise of transhumanism and antihumanism.By The EditorsOctober 31, 2023