The Digitalised Image of God

Artificial Intelligence, Liturgy, and Ethics

By: Ximian Xu

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Paperback | 21 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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This book focuses on the idea of the imago Dei to engaging theologically with artificial intelligence (AI). It reflects on how enormous progress in the development of AI has raised some challenges to Christian theology. Questions explored include: is AI created in the imago Dei? If so, does AI challenge the uniqueness of the human being as the imago Dei? If not, could AI be incorporated into human communities as a human companion in the same way as a natural human person? Would AI eventually develop to have human-level consciousness and be capable of performing liturgies and ethical actions? Bringing to light the radical distinction between the imago Dei and the imago hominis, the book constructs a theo-ontological foundation for AI and draws on the Reformed theology of archetypeâ"ectype as a metaphysical tool to deploy a holistic account of the imago Dei in theologyâ"AI dialogues. The author argues that the imago Dei is the signifier of the beginning both of Godâ"human stories and stories of human ethical performances towards others. From the perspective of the image of the imago Dei, it can be argued that AI can somehow participate into the narration of these religious and ethical stories.

This book will be of particular interest to scholars of theology and those working in the field of religion and science/technology.

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