{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI Church Toolkit","title":"Sr. Ilia Delio on AI, Evolution, and Who We’re Becoming","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3042,"description":"Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF, joins Peter and Mercedes for a conversation that weaves theology, science, and technology into a hopeful and challenging vision for the future. Drawing on Teilhard de Chardin’s evolutionary theology, she invites us to see AI not merely as a tool but as part of the unfolding of creation itself. Together, they explore what it means to become more whole, more relational, and more deeply rooted in divine love in an age shaped by artificial intelligence.\n\nTopics Covered:\nAI as human augmentation and biological extension\nThe theology of Teilhard de Chardin and cosmic evolution\nThe Adamic myth and how it influences modern perspectives on technology\nAI, collective consciousness, and global interconnectedness\nThe ethical implications of AI in a capitalist system\nDefining personhood in an evolutionary worldview\nMoving from categorical to networked thinking in younger generations\nDeveloping spiritual practices alongside technological advancement\nLiving from our God-centered being while engaging AI\n\nResources Mentioned:\nIlia Delio, Re-enchanting the Earth\nIlia Delio, Integral Ecology in an Age of AI\nTeilhard de Chardin\nDavid Noble, The Religion of Technology \nCatherine Hales, How We Became Posthuman\nErich Jantsch, The Self-Organizing Universe: Scientific and Human Implications of the Emerging Paradigm of Evolution","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nOzEGrkHAKfFDXiOJqxbdIkuIVtODpe-FjF2fW7VItM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MmNl/MzA5MWYxMGFlYzY4/OTcxMDEyY2YyMmUy/M2U5MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}