The AC Podcast

The AC Podcast


Latest Episodes

Dehumanizing Implications of AI: Report from Cambridge and World Congress (Pt. 2)
August 16, 2019

What is a bottom-up worldview? What is a top-down worldview? Which one can account for human dignity in the face of some who seek to create “persons” through artificial intelligence? Is there a relationship between imitation and being? Andy, Terry,

Means to an End: Sports, Athletes, and Going Beyond the Game
August 09, 2019

Are athletes just bodies performing on the field? Often, we reduce athletes to that. Worse still, many athletes view themselves in that way. Labouring under the constant pressure to achieve the next thing, merit is the ever-present undertone of their p...

Kissing My Faith Goodbye: Purity, Marriage, and Deconstruction of Faith
August 02, 2019

A great shockwave reverberated through the Evangelical world, as the one-time megachurch pastor, Joshua Harris, announced that he was separating from his wife and leaving Christianity. This story was of interest to the mainstream media as well.

Dehumanizing Implications of AI: Report from Cambridge and World Congress (Pt. 1)
July 26, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more of a hot topic as people come to recognize the challenging metaphysical and ethical questions. What was the stuff of science fiction is not only at the door of our culture but is now forcefully dem...

Jude 3 Project: An Interview with Lisa Fields
July 19, 2019

Most Christian endeavours are multi-front efforts, and apologetics is no exception. This is to be expected, given that different communities come with different experiences. The same spiritual need manifests itself in different ways.

Can We Trust the Gospels?: An Interview with Dr. Peter J. Williams
July 13, 2019

The Gospels portray the most famous and influential figure in all of human history – Jesus of Nazareth. Billions worship him as the unique Son of God. Even those who do not worship him still consider him to be an important moral teacher.

Deepfake: When the Theoretical Rubber Meets the Practical Road
July 05, 2019

Our thinking on ethics and law seems to be playing catch-up with the development of new technology. This seems to be the case with Deepfake. What makes this technology particularly interesting is that it betrays what we really think about truth and mor...

Theology of Humour: An Interview with Leland Klassen
June 27, 2019

Those who grew up in a very traditional church, especially, will remember having to remain very solemn and quiet in the sanctuary. After all, in the New Testament, we read about Jesus weeping but we never read that he laughed.

Caught Between Haram and Halal: Understanding and Engaging Muslims
June 20, 2019

The second largest world religion, Islam has about 1.8 billion adherents around the world. As Muslims immigrate to the West, we no longer have to travel overseas to encounter one. Many of the 1.8 billion can be found in our neighbourhood.

Why the Rwandan Genocide Matters 25 Years Later: An Interview with Allison Alley
June 13, 2019

Do you remember the movie Hotel Rwanda? The country of Rwanda has come to be known most prominently with the genocide of 1994. The racial and political tension that had been brewing finally blew up, and many people lost their lives in a short 3-month p...