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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
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:
A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers
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