This first session laid the foundation for School of Theology 2021, drawing together the biblical and theological accounts of the image of God from previous years, and establishing a framework for our ethical reflection in the rest of the day.

Oak Hill School of Theology 2020: The Image of God in Scripture and Theology – David Shaw

If the church is only just beginning to frame an answer to uses of biotechnologies, we have given much more thought to the human embryo as human, made in the image of God and so worthy of protection. But how does the church engage on this emotive issue most effectively and plausibly? Andrew Nicholls helped us with that urgent question.

Oak Hill School of Theology 2020: The Image of God and life – Andrew Nicholls

We are witnessing an explosion of interest and investment in “upgrading” humanity with new technologies and in the development of artificial intelligence systems to support and serve us. Theological and ethical issues abound, and so our second session introduced us to the debates and reflect on how a biblical anthropology speaks to them.

- John Wyatt is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & amp; Perinatology at University College London. He is also a senior researcher at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge.

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