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March 18, 2027 | AI, Meaning, and Human Flourishing Featuring Eric Barreto and Rina Bliss with community partner artist Jo-el Lopez
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we learn, work, create, and relate to one another—but what does it mean to flourish in an age of intelligent machines? This conversation explores how emerging technologies are reshaping our understanding of knowledge, creativity, relationships, and what it means to be human.
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Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto is Associate Professor of New Testament and Director of PhD Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. A Baptist minister and biblical scholar, he is passionate about helping people discover how the New Testament speaks to contemporary questions of faith, community, and public life. Through his teaching, writing, and work with churches across the country, he invites audiences to engage Scripture with both intellectual curiosity and practical relevance.
Dr. Rina Bliss is Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University and a leading scholar of genetics, race, and human potential. Her research explores how advances in science and technology shape the way we understand intelligence, identity, and what it means to be human. An engaging public thinker and award-winning author, she brings a thoughtful perspective to conversations about the promises and challenges of emerging technologies and their impact on our shared future. In practice…
Jo-el Lopez is a painter based in Paterson, New Jersey, whose work explores the intersection of faith, identity, and contemporary life. Drawing on traditions of realism, iconography, and bold abstraction, his paintings invite viewers to wrestle with questions of spirituality, culture, and belonging through a striking visual language. Whether in galleries, museums, or public murals, his art sparks conversation and encourages new ways of seeing both the sacred and the everyday.
