By Douglas Groothuis, PhD As a Christian, I feel an odd affinity with the most famous atheist in history. While a freshman in college, I was assigned to read the work of Frederick Nietzsche (1844-1900), and I had never read anything like it, before or since. Unlike some other philosophy, this wasn’t abstract, or abstruse, or arid, but invigorating. I felt intellectual adventure, discovery, and risk. I read about him in the main textbook, but then read his own words—far more than was...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD Despite the sufficiency of Holy Scripture to tell us of the teachings and work of Jesus Christ, many have sought out other revelations purportedly from him from outside the Bible. In every case I have observed, these supposed revelations contradict the Bible, which is to be expected, given the Bible’s warnings about false gospels, false philosophies, false angels, and false prophets (Galatians 1:6-10; Colossians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 11:13-14; 1 John 4:1-6). But could...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD AI poses significant intellectual and moral challenges for Christians. Here are some of my essays on the subject. 1. “Resurrecting the Dead with Digital Necromancy.” https://www.equip.org/articles/resurrecting-the-dead-with-ai-digital-necromancy-and-the-christian/. 2. “Plagiarism, AI, and the Suicide of the Author,” https://mindingthecampus.org/2024/11/04/plagiarism-artificial-intelligence-and-the-suicide-of-the-author. 3. “AI and the Eclipse of the Author,”...