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Advancing AI in Theological Education: A Transformative Opportunity

Advancing AI in Theological Education: A Transformative Opportunity

Author(s): Debra Haggins , B.J. Condrey

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2025

Pages: 128

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Advancing AI in Theological Education: A Transformative Opportunity explores the emerging relationship between artificial intelligence and theological scholarship. Written for professors, postgraduate students (MA, MDiv, DMin, PhD), and others seeking to understand and imagine how AI and theology intersect, this book encourages careful and informed engagement. Beginning with foundational questions about the nature and purpose of theological education, the chapters trace the historical role of technology in Christian practice, examine ethical concerns, and discuss spiritual formation in the digital age. Practical guidance is offered for integrating generative AI into theological research, while also warning against overreliance that can undermine intellectual and spiritual maturity. Ultimately, the book encourages readers to approach AI with humility, curiosity, and wise discernment as they pursue the high calling of theological study and ministry preparation.

Introduction: Navigating Faith and Technology: AI in Theological Education 
Chapter 1: Christian Theological Education: An Old Faith Seeking a New Praxis 
Chapter 2: From Chisels to Chatbots: A Brief History of Technology in Christian Practice 
Chapter 3: Spiritual Formation and Online Learning 
Chapter 4: Examining Ethical Issues in the Use of AI in Online Theological Education 
Chapter 5: Doing the Work: Resisting Overreliance on AI in Theological Education 
Chapter 6: Practical Tips for Using AI in Theological Education 
Chapter 7: The Theological Imagination and Artificial Intelligence

Debra Haggins
The Reverend Dr. Debra Lynn Haggins is university chaplain, pastor of the Memorial Church at Hampton University, and executive director of the nationally acclaimed Hampton University Ministers’ Conference-Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop. She served as interim pastor of the historic Queen Street Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Chaplain Haggins has earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Early Childhood Education from Paine College in Augusta, GA where she joined the sisterhood of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. She received the Master of Science degree (M.S.Ed.) in Secondary School Administration and the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAS) in Higher Education Administration, both from Old Dominion University. She earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Higher Education Leadership and Management from Hampton University. Most recently, Dr. Haggins completed the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Candler School of Theology at Emory University where her field of emphasis was Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation. Debra Haggins is the mother of Brian, Steven and Bradley Haggins.
B.J. Condrey

Dr. B.J. Condrey is an educator who currently serves as Curriculum and Technology Specialist in the School of Religion at Hampton University. He also teaches philosophy, ethics, and logic at Hampton University, Houston Christian University, and Hutchinson Community College. Dr. Condrey earned a B.A. in both Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Missouri–Kansas City and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Southern Mississippi. He completed his Ph.D. in Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity, where he was awarded a merit-based tuition scholarship. While living in the UK, he served as conference secretary for the Society for the Study of Christian Ethics and has presented papers at academic conferences in Italy, England, and Scotland. His academic interests include supererogation in philosophical and Christian ethics, the life and thought of C.S. Lewis, spiritual formation, generative AI in education, and the history of ideas in Western philosophy and theology. Before entering higher education, Dr. Condrey served in pastoral ministry for over a decade in two local churches as a youth, college, and life group pastor. Outside of academia, he enjoys reading, writing, biking, camping, fly fishing, playing competitive tennis, and spending time with his wife, three children, and close friends.

Advancing AI in Theological Education: A Transformative Opportunity explores the emerging relationship between artificial intelligence and theological scholarship. Written for professors, postgraduate students (MA, MDiv, DMin, PhD), and others seeking to understand and imagine how AI and theology intersect, this book encourages careful and informed engagement. Beginning with foundational questions about the nature and purpose of theological education, the chapters trace the historical role of technology in Christian practice, examine ethical concerns, and discuss spiritual formation in the digital age. Practical guidance is offered for integrating generative AI into theological research, while also warning against overreliance that can undermine intellectual and spiritual maturity. Ultimately, the book encourages readers to approach AI with humility, curiosity, and wise discernment as they pursue the high calling of theological study and ministry preparation.

Introduction: Navigating Faith and Technology: AI in Theological Education 
Chapter 1: Christian Theological Education: An Old Faith Seeking a New Praxis 
Chapter 2: From Chisels to Chatbots: A Brief History of Technology in Christian Practice 
Chapter 3: Spiritual Formation and Online Learning 
Chapter 4: Examining Ethical Issues in the Use of AI in Online Theological Education 
Chapter 5: Doing the Work: Resisting Overreliance on AI in Theological Education 
Chapter 6: Practical Tips for Using AI in Theological Education 
Chapter 7: The Theological Imagination and Artificial Intelligence

Debra Haggins
Debra Haggins
The Reverend Dr. Debra Lynn Haggins is university chaplain, pastor of the Memorial Church at Hampton University, and executive director of the nationally acclaimed Hampton University Ministers’ Conference-Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop. She served as interim pastor of the historic Queen Street Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Chaplain Haggins has earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Early Childhood Education from Paine College in Augusta, GA where she joined the sisterhood of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. She received the Master of Science degree (M.S.Ed.) in Secondary School Administration and the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAS) in Higher Education Administration, both from Old Dominion University. She earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Higher Education Leadership and Management from Hampton University. Most recently, Dr. Haggins completed the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Candler School of Theology at Emory University where her field of emphasis was Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation. Debra Haggins is the mother of Brian, Steven and Bradley Haggins.
B.J. Condrey
B.J. Condrey

Dr. B.J. Condrey is an educator who currently serves as Curriculum and Technology Specialist in the School of Religion at Hampton University. He also teaches philosophy, ethics, and logic at Hampton University, Houston Christian University, and Hutchinson Community College. Dr. Condrey earned a B.A. in both Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Missouri–Kansas City and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Southern Mississippi. He completed his Ph.D. in Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Divinity, where he was awarded a merit-based tuition scholarship. While living in the UK, he served as conference secretary for the Society for the Study of Christian Ethics and has presented papers at academic conferences in Italy, England, and Scotland. His academic interests include supererogation in philosophical and Christian ethics, the life and thought of C.S. Lewis, spiritual formation, generative AI in education, and the history of ideas in Western philosophy and theology. Before entering higher education, Dr. Condrey served in pastoral ministry for over a decade in two local churches as a youth, college, and life group pastor. Outside of academia, he enjoys reading, writing, biking, camping, fly fishing, playing competitive tennis, and spending time with his wife, three children, and close friends.