James Spencer

PhD | President and Professor of Old Testament

After earning his PhD in Theological Studies, James spent more than a decade in higher education serving as a Vice President and Academic Dean over online and residential schools. He continues to work as a higher education consultant in the areas of online programming and enrollment management.

In addition to his books, James maintains a vast archive of published articles:

The Intersection of Faith and Technology

Who Is Our ‘Neighbor’ in an AI-Enabled World How Christians Can Counter Christian Nationalism Decoding Christian Witness in a Digital Age What Do Tattoos and Relationships Have to Do with the Trouble with AI?Let Us Build a Metaverse Social Media: For the Good or the Doom of Society?The Matrix', Transhumanism and Christ’s Incarnation How Should Christians Think about Transhumanism There’s Only One Way Computers Will Control Us — And We’re Heading Straight There How AI Influences Our Perception of Reality and 4 Essential Questions Christians Should Be Asking

The Intersection of Faith and Politics

How Can Christians Navigate the Intersection of Faith and Science in a Godly Way?How Do We Navigate Outrage Culture in America in the Digital Age?Text with Jesus App: AI Deities Trivializing Jesus (and Satan)Reframing the Artificial Intelligence Conversation What the Bible can teach Christians about how to navigate AI AI Used in Canadian Classrooms to Ease ‘Teacher Burnout,’ But Root Problems Still Exist

Biblical and Theological Topics and Discipleship

Deconstruction and Theology’s Negative Task: Why the Path to Truth Can’t Lead Through Derrida How Discipleship Stands Against Fear When We No Longer Understand What the Word ‘Christian’ Means Reframing Pragmatism: Why Obedience is the Best Choice Is the Church Being ‘Out-Coordinated’ by the World on Discipleship?What Discipleship Is and Isn’t How Can We Understand God’s Role in Suffering and Evil How Is Biblical Freedom Defined in a Broken World?What Sets Modern Human Trafficking Apart from Ancient Slavery?How God Handles Divorce and Other Broken Social Norms Why Understanding Slavery in the Bible Matters Today How Can the Lord Redirect Our Greed for Worldly Desires?Has Worship Turned Into a Spectacle That is Distracting Us from God?Why Is John’s Birth Story a Part of the Christmas Story?Who Are the Sons of God in Genesis 6?Are Biblical Nephilim Present Today as an Indicator of the End Times?Discover 3 Powerful Insights into the Agnostic Mindset 3 Key Facts Christians Should Know about the New Apostolic Reformation Understanding Exvangelicalism and Its Impact on Evangelical Reform What Does the Bible Say About Love and Respect in Marriage?How to Let the Lord’s Prayer Guide Your Everyday Actions Do We Know if the Virgin Birth Was Prophesied in the Old Testament?What Is Our Framework for Christianity?Why the Church Needs to Get Serious about Discipleship How Does Discipleship Show Up in the Old Testament? Part 1 How Does Discipleship Show Up in the Old Testament? Part 2 How Does Discipleship Show Up in the Old Testament? Part 3 What’s Love Got to Do with Christianity?A Good Friday Reflection on Our Unfavored Savior Christians, Don’t Aim for ‘Less Lost’- Point Others to the Way that Leads to Resurrection Now is the Time for Christians to Be Stirred, Not Shaken Most Christians Are Willing to Do Something Big for God, But How Many Will Do This?The World May Steal Our Focus, But It Will Never Take Our True Freedom

Culture and Education

How Can Christians Know if They're Trapped in Culture Wars?Meeting Jesus in Real Time: Why the ‘He Gets Us’ Ads Are Just a First Step Balenciaga's Sick Ad Campaign and What Comes After Moral Obligation Is the Pro-Life Movement Facing a New Era of Challenges?Why Student Loans Aren’t the Problem Those Who Mourn and the Sanctity of Life How the Gen Z Bible Is Bringing Scripture to Life for a New Generation How Inclusivity Affects the Church and Repentance The Biggest Danger of the ‘Evangelical Bro Code Is self-sufficiency killing our gratitude?Who Is God Rooting for in the Super Bowl?Is Depopulation a Threat to the Church’s Future?Gay’s Ouster May Prove a Pyrrhic victory College Conundrum: More Public Funding Won’t Fight Rising College Costs or Graduation Rates Theology and the Schools

James Spencer

Publications

The Intersection of Faith and Technology

The Intersection of Faith and Politics

Biblical and Theological Topics and Discipleship

Culture and Education

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