The Graham Joseph Hill Podcast

2. Born, Not Built: Human Identity in an Age of AI

What does it mean to be human when machines can do so much of what we thought made us human? A child asks Alexa to pray. A widow confides in a chatbot. And the church has an answer the world urgently needs. In this episode, Graham explores artificial intelligence through the lens of Scripture, theology, philosophy, and cultural analysis. He examines the imago Dei and why the relational interpretation matters most in an age of intelligent machines. He engages with voices like John Searle, Hubert Dreyfus, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Karl Barth, and Harry Frankfurt. And he asks what the incarnation teaches us about embodiment, what the Tower of Babel reveals about Silicon Valley's promises, and how the church can respond to AI with wisdom, justice, and confidence rooted in Christ. Book recommendations: "2084" by John Lennox, "Made in Our Image" by Stephen Driscoll, and "Born, Not Built" by Graham Joseph Hill. Email us at GrahamPodcast@icloud.com [GrahamPodcast@icloud.com] Podcast links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamJosephHillPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamJosephHillPodcast] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aqTMTcoYPcvneL4xg4Ohv [https://open.spotify.com/show/7aqTMTcoYPcvneL4xg4Ohv] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919] Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-tsqgs-1534f12 [https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-tsqgs-1534f12] Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/271b0dd3-990d-41e6-b4ba-3fd4bcf78cef [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/271b0dd3-990d-41e6-b4ba-3fd4bcf78cef] iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/329136112 [https://iheart.com/podcast/329136112] Player FM: https://player.fm/series/3726148 [https://player.fm/series/3726148] Listen Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919] Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast-6435212 [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast-6435212] Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/143800 [https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/143800]

1. Exvangelicals and the Exodus: Deconstruction and the Future of Faith

What happens when the faith you were given as a child stops making sense? A migration is unfolding across Western Christianity, and the Christ-centred mystics saw it coming centuries ago. In this episode, Graham explores the exvangelical movement through the lens of Scripture, the Christian mystical tradition, sociology, and pastoral theology. He examines the idols that drive people from the church, including certainty, power, nationalism, purity culture, and tribalism. He engages with voices like St. John of the Cross, Simone Weil, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Charles Taylor, and Paul Ricoeur. And he asks what reconstruction looks like for those who've walked through the fire, and what the church must learn if it wants to accompany people through the wilderness with honesty, humility, and love. Book recommendations: The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross, Waiting for God by Simone Weil, and A Secular Age by Charles Taylor. Email us at GrahamPodcast@icloud.com [GrahamPodcast@icloud.com] Podcast links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamJosephHillPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamJosephHillPodcast] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aqTMTcoYPcvneL4xg4Ohv [https://open.spotify.com/show/7aqTMTcoYPcvneL4xg4Ohv] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919] Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-tsqgs-1534f12 [https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-tsqgs-1534f12] Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/271b0dd3-990d-41e6-b4ba-3fd4bcf78cef [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/271b0dd3-990d-41e6-b4ba-3fd4bcf78cef] iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/329136112 [https://iheart.com/podcast/329136112] Player FM: https://player.fm/series/3726148 [https://player.fm/series/3726148] Listen Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919] Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast-6435212 [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast-6435212] Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/143800 [https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/143800]

Introducing The Graham Joseph Hill Podcast

Conversations about faith, justice, spirituality, culture, and the global church. Graham Joseph Hill OAM PhD is an Australian theologian, the award-winning author of more than 30 books, and a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to theological education. On this podcast, he explores the questions that matter most for Christians today. What can Majority World Christians teach the Western church about mission? How do we follow Jesus faithfully in a post-Christian Australia? What does the Bible say about power, gender, and who gets to lead? How do we hold Christ at the centre when nationalism pulls the church sideways? How should we respond to AI, secularism, and shifting culture? What does a resilient Christian community look like in fractured times? New episodes each fortnight. Got a question or suggestion? Email GrahamPodcast@icloud.com [GrahamPodcast@icloud.com] Podcast links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamJosephHillPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamJosephHillPodcast] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aqTMTcoYPcvneL4xg4Ohv [https://open.spotify.com/show/7aqTMTcoYPcvneL4xg4Ohv] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919] Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-tsqgs-1534f12 [https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-tsqgs-1534f12] Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/271b0dd3-990d-41e6-b4ba-3fd4bcf78cef [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/271b0dd3-990d-41e6-b4ba-3fd4bcf78cef] iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/329136112 [https://iheart.com/podcast/329136112] Player FM: https://player.fm/series/3726148 [https://player.fm/series/3726148] Listen Notes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast/id1890838919] Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast-6435212 [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-graham-joseph-hill-podcast-6435212] Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/143800 [https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/143800]