Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Calling all engineers, computer scientists, web designers, architects and all those involved with technology!
Are you a Christian who is passionate about developing technology? How do faith and technology intersect?
Brent talks with Ethan Brue, one of the authors (with Derek Schuurman and Steven VanderLeest) of a new book from IVP America called ‘A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers’.
Ethan is a professor of engineering at Dordt University, Iowa in the States. He’s worked as an engineering consultant in the energy generation sector and as a research and development engineer in the agricultural science and technology industry.
- (1:30) Why do so many Christians working in technology struggle to relate their faith to their work?
- (2:40) Particular challenges of working in technology;
- (4:00) Does technology have built in biases or preferences?
- (5:00) Is technology neutral?
- (6:15) How technology is shaping us and changing us;
- (7:35) Artificial intelligence and transhumanism;
- (10:18) The world view of transhumanism;
- (12:10) What drives our dreams and longing to invent?
- (13:52) How faith underlies our technology dreams?
- (15:48) How can we reflect the new creation in our engineering and design?
- (17:07) How the Bible informs our understanding of technology;
- (19:10) Are engineers responsible for what they design?
- (20:20) How we can encourage Christian engineers. How we develop great technology;
- (22:00) What motivates Ethan. Thermochemical reactor design and biomass gasification.
Links mentioned in this episode:
IV Press
A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers
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