AI & Spirituality podcast
AI & Spirituality with Dr. Drew Dickens explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping Christianity, spiritual formation, prayer, pastoral authority, theological anthropology, and what it means to be human.
Recent episodes
When the Builders Are Afraid: AI Risk, the Fears of AI Developers, and Christian Hope
The Pew Is Ahead of the Pulpit: How Christians Are Already Using AI Before Their Churches Decide
The Philosophers in the Machine: AI Engineers, Consciousness, and the Questions the Church Has Held for Two Thousand Years
The Algorithm in the Assembly: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Christian Worship, Preaching, and Pastoral Care
The Ministry of One: AI Assistants, Pastoral Work, and What Must Stay Human
The Day It Switches Off: AI Dependence and Where Christians Place Their Trust
Digital Evangelism: Can AI Share the Gospel? What Chatbots Cannot Do in Christian Witness
Who it is for
The podcast helps people in both the pulpit and the pew discern how emerging AI is reshaping spiritual formation, emotional support, and the relational life of the church. Each episode pairs a story with a theological question and practical counsel.
Free tools
Drew builds free AI tools for the practice of faith at Simple Faith Tools: a breath prayer, a spiritual gifts inventory, a Scripture quiz, gospel conversation practice, and an end-of-day examen.