Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

Are systems like ChatGPT really destroying the truth, or are they just reflecting our own deeply flawed human nature? In this episode of It's a Theological World After All, host Joshua Farris sits down with Professor Jimmy Alfonso Licon to explore his provocative paper, ChatGPT is bullshit partly because people are bullshitters. We dive into Harry Frankfurt’s famous concept of "bullshit" and ask a difficult question: is the problem with AI's lack of truth-telling a technological flaw, or does it stem from the fact that it’s trained on human language? From the utility of self-deception in our relationships to the philosophical pursuit of plausibility over truth, we unpack what AI reveals about the fragility of the human ego.

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

In Ephesians 5:22–33, Paul explicitly connects the creational pattern of marriage to the mystery of Christ and the Church. He writes, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church” (Ephesians 5:31–32, NIV).

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

Creation provides a typological framework for understanding God’s relationship with humanity.

This “similarity and difference” is not merely functional but theological, pointing to God’s purposes for human relationships and worship (Genesis 1:27).



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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

The question of whether holy orders should be restricted to males arises from deeper theological principles, grounded in both creation and redemption.
To understand the issue fully, we must examine the archetypal union of Christ and His Bride, the Church, and the corresponding reflection of this union in creation.
As Scripture reveals, creation is not only the stage for redemption but also its type—a shadow that finds fulfillment in the redemptive order established by God.
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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

Can the doctrine of the Trinity explain the very structure of human consciousness and the natural world? In this episode, I sit down with Fr.

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

The discussion of the atonement is often treated as an insular theological debate, a matter of exegetical precision confined to the academy or to in-house doctrinal disputes. However, its significance reaches far beyond the walls of the church, shaping our understanding of justice, the good, and God’s benevolence toward humanity. Recent reflections on this issue have revealed the extent to which one’s view of atonement impacts not only theological coherence but also the broader public sphere.

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

As materialism fails to explain human consciousness, a new and ancient "Liturgy of Self-Making" is rising. In this deep-dive, Anthony Costello, Carl Teichrib and myself, Joshua Farris, explore how AI, Neo-Paganism, and the sexual revolution are converging to redefine what it means to be human.

Is the world becoming more technological, or more theological? In this episode, we go behind the scenes of SXSW and Paganicon to witness the birth of a new cultural era. We move beyond surface-level politics to examine the "Sexual Monism" and "Radical Individualism" driving today’s headlines.

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

These reflections came to me over the last few months as I have been researching and reflecting afresh on the doctrine of the atonement in view of a debate, a plenary talk I recently gave, and the foundations for a book. In what follows, I will share some of those reflections with you as I put forward a case that the atonement really is more about the cosmos than a ticket to heaven, and, as such, this has important implications for the Church as a whole and should provide some lens’s or framing on society, justice, and politics more generally.

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

Is technology changing what it means to be human? Today I sit down with Matthew Burford (Founder of Tactical Faith) to discuss why modern apologetics is shifting from "winning arguments" to "reclaiming wonder."

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Soul Science Ministries with Joshua R. Farris

Let’s be honest: cancel culture didn’t originate in Hollywood or higher education. It crept into the church through the back door of niceness.

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