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Alumni and Friends of Princeton Theological Seminary are cordially invited by Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City to attend The Gotto Lecture in their sanctuary on Sunday, September 28, at 2 pm. Live streaming is also available.
Philosopher of technology and AI ethics expert Shannon Vallor, Director of the Centre for Technomoral Futures at the University of Edinburgh, will deliver the Anita and Antonio Gotto Lecture.
A discussion for Alumni and Friends will immediately follow, hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations. Rev. Dr. Gordon S. Mikoski, Associate Professor of Christian Education, will facilitate our discussion with his friend and colleague, Rev Dr. Marcell Sass, Professor for Practical Theology and Religious Education at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
If you are in the greater NYC area, please join us for this unique learning opportunity and time of fellowship. Refreshments will be served.
There is no cost for the lecture and discussion, but registration is required.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 7 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019
Come for the lecture and discussion or join the congregation for worship and lunch as well.
11 am Worship 12:15 pm Light Lunch with the Congregation 2 pm Gotto Lecture in the Sanctuary 3:15 pm Alumni gathering and discussion with Rev. Dr. Gordon Mikoski and Rev. Dr. Marcell Sass.
Vallor, a leading philosopher of technology and a globally recognized voice in AI ethics, is the Baillie Gifford Professor in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh. She directs the Centre for Technomoral Futures at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, where her work explores how emerging technologies transform human character, moral reasoning, and civic life.
Her latest book, The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking, explores the ethics, advantages, and challenges of a future with artificial intelligence.
Vallor is the author of Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting, a pioneering book that draws on classical philosophy to address the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence and automation. She is also an advisor to international organizations working to ensure responsible and just technological development.
Gordon Mikoski, MDiv ’88, MA ’89, associate professor of Christian education, earned his MDiv and MA degrees from the Seminary, and his PhD from Emory University. His research and teaching interests focus on Christian education, the sacraments, the doctrine of the Trinity, and practical theology. He has written and edited several books and serves as the editor for Theology Today and as the director of the PhD program at the Seminary. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served a church in the Detroit area for eight years before returning to academia.
Rev. Dr. Marcell Sass is born in Frisia, Northwestern Germany. Since 2013 he is a full Professor for Practical Theology and Religious Education at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany (founded 1527) and serves also as director of Marburg’s Teacher Training Center. After earning his doctorate in Practical Theology in Muenster, Germany (2005) he served as an ordained Lutheran minister in Northern Germany. He taught at Muenster University, Germany, from 2006-2012 and finished his post-doctoral work there with a book about religion, school and rituals. He also worked at Harvard Divinity School’s Center for the Study of World Religions in 2012/13. For many years he benefits from a theological collaboration with Rev. Dr. Mikoski at Princeton Seminary. Today, Princeton ist Dr. Sass’ home away from home.
