Hacker News with Generative AI: Christianity

How a Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian (larrysanger.org)
It is finally time for me to confess and explain, fully and publicly, that I am a Christian.
Philosophy, Religion, Christianity, Personal Stories
3 points by thinkingemote 2 days ago | 0 comments
Michael Pollan: This Is Your Priest on Drugs (newyorker.com)
In October, 2015, Hunt Priest, then a minister at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island, in Washington State, was flipping through The Christian Century, a progressive Protestant magazine, when an advertisement caught his eye: “Seeking Clergy to Take Part in a Research Study of Psilocybin and Sacred Experience.”
Religion, Psychedelics, Research, Christianity
6 points by mitchbob 4 days ago | 1 comments
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows (theatlantic.com)
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Religion, Politics, Christianity, United States
18 points by handfuloflight 30 days ago | 5 comments
Saint George (wikipedia.org)
Saint George (Ancient Greek: Γεώργιος, romanized: Geṓrgios;[note 1] died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity.
Christianity, History, Saints
4 points by keepamovin 30 days ago | 0 comments
Mistaking Mary Magdalene (newyorker.com)
The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.
Religion, History, Women, Christianity
42 points by benbreen 33 days ago | 29 comments
Christianity was always for the poor (2024) (jacobin.com)
From the Sermon on the Mount through the Apostolic Age, the first Christians preached against wealth.
Christianity, History, Poverty, Social Justice
64 points by YeGoblynQueenne 33 days ago | 74 comments
Why is Good Friday called Good Friday? (historyextra.com)
Every year Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, when he suffered agonising pain on the cross, but they refer to that day as ‘good’. Jonny Wilkes explores the origin and meaning of the name, and how one of the most important days in Christianity has been marked in history
Christianity, History, Religion
116 points by vitoc 36 days ago | 142 comments
We're Still Not Done with Jesus (newyorker.com)
Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a reason they won’t stay dead and buried.
Religion, History, Literature, Christianity
64 points by diodorus 60 days ago | 162 comments
The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Virgins (newyorker.com)
As far as we know, Jesus never said anything about gay sex. He did, however, take a stand on family life: he was opposed. Those who are worthy of Heaven, he says, in Luke 20:35, need not bother with marriage; in fact, per Luke 14:26, the true disciple must “hate” the family he already has.
Religion, Christianity, Family, Sexuality
4 points by Petiver 68 days ago | 0 comments
Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley (nytimes.com)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
Silicon Valley, Religion, Tech Industry, Christianity
6 points by archagon 100 days ago | 6 comments
How A Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian [Larry Sanger] (larrysanger.org)
It is finally time for me to confess and explain, fully and publicly, that I am a Christian.
Philosophy, Religion, Christianity, Personal Experiences
17 points by Boogie_Man 101 days ago | 9 comments
Silicon Valley Is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) (nytimes.com)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
Silicon Valley, Christianity, Peter Thiel, Technology, Religion
18 points by cpymchn 101 days ago | 11 comments
Should we use AI and LLMs for Christian apologetics? (2024) (lukeplant.me.uk)
The other day I received an email from Jake Carlson of the Apologist Project asking permission to use the apologetics resources I’ve written as input for an AI chatbot they have launched on their website.
Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Christianity
170 points by hwayne 122 days ago | 252 comments
Early Christian Writings (earlychristianwritings.com)
Early Christian Writings is the most complete collection of Christian texts before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
History, Christianity, Religious Texts, Early Christianity
27 points by handfuloflight 149 days ago | 2 comments
Silver amulet is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps (archaeologymag.com)
Archaeologists have uncovered a groundbreaking artifact in a 3rd-century Roman grave near Frankfurt, Germany, which provides the earliest archaeological evidence of Christianity north of the Alps.
Archaeology, History, Christianity, Germany
270 points by secretmark 156 days ago | 290 comments
Against the Cultural Christianity Argument (astralcodexten.com)
The "cultural Christianity" argument says that atheists might not like Christianity, but they like a culture which depends on Christianity.
Atheism, Religion, Culture, Christianity
7 points by paulpauper 232 days ago | 1 comments
Historical Jesus (wikipedia.org)
History, Christianity, Religion, Biography
4 points by dynm 266 days ago | 0 comments
Why doesn't AI want to show me Jesus washing the feet of his disciples? (freddiedeboer.substack.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Art, Christianity
58 points by paulpauper 388 days ago | 46 comments