John P. Slattery

John Slattery is the director of the Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law at Duquesne University.

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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.

April 12, 2023

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. Slattery

July 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.

March 10, 2022

Article

Neither Artificial Nor Intelligent

The perils and promise of AI aren’t merely abstract. They’re also material.

By John P. Slattery

February 17, 2022

Technology

Article

Evolution & Racism

The evolving scientific consensus against racial hierarchies strengthens church teachings about equality and human dignity.

February 4, 2020

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. Slattery

March 12, 2019

Theology

Bioethics

Must Reads

Politics

Abolishing Poverty in America

Poverty is not inevitable. Matthew Desmond explains the steps we need to take to eradicate it.

By Dominic Preziosi

October 9, 2023

Religion

Synodality & Catholic Amnesia

Catholic synodality has a long, rich history. Understanding that history will help the Church flourish.

By Shaun Blanchard

October 9, 2023

Culture

The Double Life of George Eliot

Marriage, for George Eliot, was a school in virtue.

By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

October 19, 2023

Books

The Bible as Poetry

If you can’t read poetry, a great part of the Bible is going to remain closed to you.

By Christian Wiman

October 5, 2023

Collections

Better Off Without Us?

A Commonweal symposium on the rise of transhumanism and antihumanism.

By The Editors

October 31, 2023