The Danger of Forgetting our Humanity | Dr. David Schrock | S2E9
From World Upside Down by Indianapolis Theological Seminary
March 3, 2026 · 50 min · Episode 24
About this episode
Dr. David Schrock discusses the importance of remembering our humanity in the context of creation, ethics, and modern challenges like transhumanism and AI.
How does God define our reality? What's the right way to live in his world? Dr. David Schrock helps us restore our sense of reality, ethics, and what it means to be human. Timestamps: 00:00 — New Book: "The Business of Is-Ness" 01:10 — Confusion About Creation 03:49 — The Creator & The Purpose of His Cosmos 05:18 — Remembering Sexed Differences 13:29 — Remembering Our Dependence and Neediness 15:26 — Remembering Our Spatial Limits in a Technological Age 19:06 — Dangers of Denying Our Humanness (Transhumanism & AI) 24:06 — How to "Humanize" Ourselves Again 27:02 — Thinking Biblically About Culture & Politics 30:08 — The Need to Recover Creation Theology 34:41 — Spiritual Disciplines for Recovering Our Humanity 46:52 — How to Age Well (Advice for Young & Old) 50:10 — Closing: Schrock's New Book Interested in going deeper? Learn more about Indianapolis Theological Seminary and how you can take your next step toward robust theological education: https://go.indysem.org/request-more-info#DoctrineOfCreation #ChristianDiscipleship #Theology #Ontology #Embodiment #TheologyOfTheBody #Marriage #AIethics #Transhumanism #Sabbath #SpiritualDisciplines
People in this episode
Guest: Dr David Schrock
Topics covered
- humanity
- creation
- ethics
- transhumanism
- AI
- spiritual disciplines
- theology
- culture
- politics
Keywords
- DoctrineOfCreation
- ChristianDiscipleship
- Theology
- Ontology
- Embodiment
- TheologyOfTheBody
- Marriage
- AIethics
- Transhumanism
- Sabbath
- SpiritualDisciplines
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Business of Is-Ness
Books & works: The Danger of Forgetting our Humanity, The Business of Is-Ness
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