Hacker News with Generative AI: Christianity

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 2 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 3 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
39 points by benbreen 5 days ago | 28 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 6 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 8 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 32 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 40 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 73 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 74 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 74 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 95 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 122 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 129 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 204 days ago | 1 comments
Historical Jesus (wikipedia.org)
History, Christianity, Religion, Biography
4 points by dynm 239 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 360 days ago | 46 comments