Technology doesn’t just change what we can do. It changes what we desire, what we fear, and what we hope for. Christianity has something to say about all three.
This guide uses 20 discussion questions to help Christians think eschatologically about technology — not as a list of rules, but as a way of seeing clearly.
The Framework
Technology Makes Promises. Christianity Has a Counter-Offer.
Every technology carries within it a vision of the future — a promise about what it will deliver, what problem it will solve, what kind of person you’ll become by using it. Much of that vision goes unexamined by Christians, who absorb it the same way everyone else does: by simply using the tools.
Christian eschatology offers a different frame. Because we know where history is going — not toward technological utopia, but toward the resurrection, the new creation, and the reign of Christ — we are freed from the anxiety and compulsion that technology exploits. We can use tools without being used by them.
“The resurrection of the body is the most counter-cultural claim in the Christian tradition. It means that embodied, particular, local human existence is not a problem to be solved by technology — it is the form of the coming kingdom.”
Discussion Guide
Twenty Questions for Faithful Thinking.
What does the resurrection of the body teach us about the value of physical, embodied human existence?
How does Christian eschatology shape the way we should think about the promises technology makes?
What is the difference between technological optimism and Christian hope?
How should Christians evaluate claims that technology will solve humanity’s deepest problems?
What does it mean to be “formed” by technology, and why should Christians care?
How does the Christian vision of the new creation differ from transhumanist visions of the future?
What does faithful Christian witness look like in a world increasingly shaped by AI and digital platforms?
How do screens and algorithms reshape attention — and what does Scripture say about where our attention belongs?
What does the command to love our neighbor require of us in a digitally mediated world?
How should Christians think about the permanence of digital data in light of God’s forgiveness and judgment?
What does Christian anthropology — the belief that humans are made in the image of God — say about AI systems?
How might Christians’ eschatological certainty free them from the anxiety that drives technological consumption?
What would it look like to use technology as a servant rather than as a master?
How should Christians evaluate the claim that AI can replace human pastoral care or spiritual direction?
What does it mean to be a faithful witness in digital spaces?
How does the Christian community — the church — provide an alternative to the algorithmic community?
What spiritual practices help Christians maintain a proper orientation toward technology?
How should Christians think about surveillance capitalism and the commodification of attention?
What does Christian witness in the technological age require of us that it didn’t require of previous generations?
If Jesus were speaking the Sermon on the Mount today, what might he say about our use of technology?
How to Use This Guide
Read. Discuss. Decide.
Individually
Work through the questions as a personal inventory. Journal your answers. Let the questions surface assumptions you’ve been making without examining them.
In a Small Group
Take five questions per session over four weeks. Let disagreement be productive. These questions are designed to surface real differences in Christian thinking about technology.
In a Congregation
Use the guide as the basis for a sermon series or teaching series on Christianity and technology. The questions map onto key theological themes: creation, anthropology, eschatology, witness.
Good For
Christians who work in technology, media, or AI fields
Small groups exploring faith and technology
Congregations navigating digital ministry and formation
Anyone troubled by the gap between their theology and their tech use
Format
20 discussion questions
Sessions
4 sessions of 5 questions, or self-paced
Cost
Free
Christian hope isn’t optimism about technology. It’s confidence in a God who holds history and is bringing it somewhere good.
Pair this guide with the Thinking Christian Podcast episodes on technology, AI, and Christian witness.