Daniel Rempel
@drempel.bsky.social
Bible and theology prof at Providence (🇨🇦) | PhD in theological ethics from Aberdeen | long-suffering fan of the Winnipeg Jets and Arsenal Football Club
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Daniel Rempel
@drempel.bsky.social
· Sep 9
EXCITING NEWS: yesterday, I submitted the manuscript for my first book to Baylor University Press. Tentatively titled “Intellectual Disability and the Christian Life,” this book is an attempt to give language to the ongoing Christian witness of people with intellectual disabilities.
Brb, running headfirst towards the Tiber.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Brb, running headfirst towards the Tiber.
Technology is not neutral and it’s high time that we stop treating it as such.
“OpenAI’s court filing argued that the harms in this case were at least partly caused by Raine’s ‘failure to heed warnings, obtain help, or otherwise exercise reasonable care,’ as well as the ‘failure of others to respond to his obvious signs of distress.’”
OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
Adam Raine's family sued the AI company in August. On Tuesday, OpenAI said in a new court filing that it isn't responsible for the teen's death.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Technology is not neutral and it’s high time that we stop treating it as such.
Live shot of me trying to lecture at the end of the semester.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Live shot of me trying to lecture at the end of the semester.
do u ever write half a journal article based off a footnote you stumbled across or is that just me
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
do u ever write half a journal article based off a footnote you stumbled across or is that just me
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As an alternative, the Canadian Theological Society, and the Canadian Corporation for the Study of Religion are meeting in Winnipeg this year.
cts-stc.ca
ccsr.ca/en/
cts-stc.ca
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November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
As an alternative, the Canadian Theological Society, and the Canadian Corporation for the Study of Religion are meeting in Winnipeg this year.
cts-stc.ca
ccsr.ca/en/
cts-stc.ca
ccsr.ca/en/
Brian Brock talks about prenatal testing as “anti-doxology,” and reading through some of the newest instances of prenatal genetic testing, it’s hard to argue with that point. www.orchidhealth.com
Orchid | Whole Genome Embryo Report
Mitigate more risks with the world’s most advanced whole genome screening for embryos. Detect genetic errors linked to severe diseases before pregnancy begins.
www.orchidhealth.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Brian Brock talks about prenatal testing as “anti-doxology,” and reading through some of the newest instances of prenatal genetic testing, it’s hard to argue with that point. www.orchidhealth.com
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you want quaint Bethlehem stories and little babies, NO, I’m going to talk about the POWER OF DEATH RULING THE COSMOS, and GOD’S INFILTRATION OF ENEMY TERRITORY
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
you want quaint Bethlehem stories and little babies, NO, I’m going to talk about the POWER OF DEATH RULING THE COSMOS, and GOD’S INFILTRATION OF ENEMY TERRITORY
Watching Shiny Happy People, and while I’d never heard of Teen Mania, I do recognize a number of their tactics (often in a milder form) from my own youth group upbringing.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Watching Shiny Happy People, and while I’d never heard of Teen Mania, I do recognize a number of their tactics (often in a milder form) from my own youth group upbringing.
Eze scoring against Spurs is the best possible timeline.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Eze scoring against Spurs is the best possible timeline.
And now the updated RFK news.
God loves Autistic people.
God loves Autistic people.
Heard from a pastor yesterday who’s going to be leaving his job because the church won’t accept and include his autistic wife.
Churches, do better.
Churches, do better.
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
And now the updated RFK news.
God loves Autistic people.
God loves Autistic people.
Check out this picture of my great-great-grandpa. What a Mensch.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Check out this picture of my great-great-grandpa. What a Mensch.
Heard from a pastor yesterday who’s going to be leaving his job because the church won’t accept and include his autistic wife.
Churches, do better.
Churches, do better.
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Heard from a pastor yesterday who’s going to be leaving his job because the church won’t accept and include his autistic wife.
Churches, do better.
Churches, do better.
Reading Paul Lehmann is such a trip.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Reading Paul Lehmann is such a trip.
If you send me your AAR papers, I promise to leave them unread in my inbox for at least six months before resigning myself to the fact that I won’t actually get around to reading them.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you send me your AAR papers, I promise to leave them unread in my inbox for at least six months before resigning myself to the fact that I won’t actually get around to reading them.
One of the more devastating reports from the front lines of post-secondary education I can give is that I’m seeing students (not all, but many) who are either losing the ability or second guessing their confidence to give answers to *self-reflection questions*, instead deferring to LLMs.
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
One of the more devastating reports from the front lines of post-secondary education I can give is that I’m seeing students (not all, but many) who are either losing the ability or second guessing their confidence to give answers to *self-reflection questions*, instead deferring to LLMs.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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ChatGPT has fallen
millions of students must learn
millions of students must learn
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ChatGPT has fallen
millions of students must learn
millions of students must learn
Idea: what if we fix everything except ChatGPT?
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Idea: what if we fix everything except ChatGPT?
An interesting thing I’ve picked up about Barth recently is that he doesn’t seem to have developed a theology of the state anywhere, yet assumes a very particular (quasi-Lutheran) view of the state à-la Romans 13. I’m not quite sure what to do about that.
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
An interesting thing I’ve picked up about Barth recently is that he doesn’t seem to have developed a theology of the state anywhere, yet assumes a very particular (quasi-Lutheran) view of the state à-la Romans 13. I’m not quite sure what to do about that.
What a good mail day! @pgziegler.bsky.social @collincornell.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
What a good mail day! @pgziegler.bsky.social @collincornell.bsky.social
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![Advertising poster promoting cycling for transport featuring four people in a row on bikes. At the top the text says, "You'd be better on a bicycle", and then in a bubble it says "Still [emphasized with big, red, italicized letters] the cheapest, handiest, healthiest way of getting about."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7vpdxcialxa6j5s7yh5g5jhf/bafkreihcp247ahol26isqxpjmh54kczqp6ieyycvhakzjug6ysgeqndpb4@jpeg)
A massive loss for the disability community.
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A massive loss for the disability community.
It’s a good book!
A couple of years ago I wrote a book which explores how to make sense of Jesus' harsh words about wealth (and the ethical devastation of the end of the Celtic Tiger). The publisher just emailed to say it is 50% off with code CONFSHIP, & Media Mail shipping is free. wipfandstock.com/978153265500...
Theological Ethics in a Neoliberal Age- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Throughout his ministry, Jesus spoke frequently and unabashedly on the now-taboo subject of money. With nothing good to say to the rich, the New Testament--i...
wipfandstock.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s a good book!
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Submit a proposal! cts-stc.ca/2025/11/14/2...
2026 CTS Call for Papers – Canadian Theological Society
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November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Submit a proposal! cts-stc.ca/2025/11/14/2...
When soliciting exam copies from publishers for a new course, how many is too many to request (especially if you’re considering multiple textbooks, and maybe a seminar style course)?
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When soliciting exam copies from publishers for a new course, how many is too many to request (especially if you’re considering multiple textbooks, and maybe a seminar style course)?