Faith reflections from a Christian who happens to be a professor
As a Christian who happens to be a professor, I use this section to share books and podcasts that have shaped my faith and to stimulate a conversation about faith and social science.
Faith and academia are never separate realms. As a social scientist, I trust that empirical data give us insights about regularities in life, but faith provides the ultimate metanarrative about the meanings of life, work, and relationships.
I study internet society and how citizens come together to fight social ills. Faith can explain such resilience and grace of the human race because we are created in God's image.
As I research the dark side of the internet—hate, distrust, polarization, disinformation—I have perhaps more data to show the ultimate fall of the human race: the sins of our self-centeredness and pride, the futility of social engineering and technological revolutions.
I believe neither democratic platform nor sound social policy can save us from an age of hate and ignorance, albeit they can be helpful at times. The true reconciliation comes through amending our relationship with our Creator.
I operate Faith Time with AI Agents through LampBotics—weekly animated clips on Bible and the Christian faith using Generative AI.