The Dining Table - Episode 2

John Lennox | What does it mean to be human?

Thu 16 Jul 2020

John Lennox is a retired mathematics professor from Oxford University and a prolific author. In this Dining Table discussion with Stephen McAlpine and David Robertson, he explores what it means to be human, unpacks artificial intelligence and how it relates to the Biblical worldview, the search for hope and longing for eternal life. Is there a positive side to AI? How does AI impact inequality? What other ethical problems arise from AI? Should we be concerned about surveillance capitalism?

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John Lennox

John holds three doctorates in the fields of science and mathematics (DPhil, PhD, D.Sc) and is Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green College, University of Oxford.

In addition to pure mathematics, his research interests include the interface between science, philosophy and theology. He is the author of numerous books, including God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? (Oxford: Lion, 2007).

An entertaining and courteous speaker, John is much in demand as a lecturer and public advocate for intellectual theism.

Stephen McAlpine

Stephen writes and speaks on issues of culture, social trends and religious beliefs. He has worked as a church pastor for three decades and has been a national communicator for City Bible Forum. Originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland, he's now based in Australia, and is currently doing a locum in Christchurch. He is married to Jill who is a Clinical Psychologist. His latest book, Being the Bad Guys, was 2021 Australian Christian Book of the Year.

David Robertson

David Robertson is an experienced presenter and debater on the place of the Christian faith in the public sphere, a prolific blogger at The Wee Flea and he was the minister at St Peter's Free Church in Dundee, Scotland for 27 years. Having come to Australia in 2019 to work with City Bible Forum, David now is employed by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney to help churches think about how they engage with their culture to communicate the good news of Jesus.