Michael Peppard

Dec 3, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | Paul Lauritzen |Alexander Stern |Céire Kealty |Michael Peppard

“All generations shall call me blessed,” she correctly predicted in her famous song of prayer, the Magnificat (Luke 1:48). From late antiquity to the present, images of Mary during her miraculous pregnancy, cradling the infant Jesus, suffering at his death, praying at his Ascension, and being crowned heavenly queen have populated Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Whether wandering the countryside of Poland or Costa Rica, you will find her there.

Nov 27, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | Christian Göbel |Paul Moses |Stuart Dybek |Michael Peppard

“All generations shall call me blessed,” she correctly predicted in her famous song of prayer, the Magnificat (Luke 1:48). From late antiquity to the present, images of Mary during her miraculous pregnancy, cradling the infant Jesus, suffering at his death, praying at his Ascension, and being crowned heavenly queen have populated Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Whether wandering the countryside of Poland or Costa Rica, you will find her there.

Sep 11, 2023 | bloomberglinea.com.br | Michael Peppard

ÚltimascotaçõesBloomberg Opinion — Olhando agora em retrospeco, minha lista de tarefas para o novo período letivo era risível. Entre outros 20 itens a serem realizados “antes do início do semestre”, eu havia estabelecido um inócuo: “escrever minha política de Inteligência Artificial”. Seria o mesmo que colocar na lista “preparar-se para a tempestade” enquanto está no olho do furacão. As projeções já soavam o alerta desde o primeiro semestre, então por que eu não me preparei melhor?

Sep 7, 2023 | moneycontrol.com | Michael Peppard

Perhaps we should reconfigure our courses to emphasise the aspects of thinking and learning that we do better than AI does. In retrospect, my late summer to-do list was laughable. Among 20 other items to accomplish “before the semester begins” was this innocuous bullet point: “Write my AI policy.”That’s like writing “prepare for storm” while in the eye of the hurricane. Forecasters in the media had warned me since the spring, so why wasn’t I better prepared?

Sep 6, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Michael Peppard

In retrospect, my late summer to-do list was laughable. Among 20 other items to accomplish “before the semester begins” was this innocuous bullet point: “Write my AI policy.”That’s like writing “prepare for storm” while in the eye of the hurricane. Forecasters in the media had warned me since the spring, so why wasn’t I better prepared? In part because I’m old-fashioned, a late adopter. I’m a scholar of ancient, timeless things, a professor of theology who also teaches Greek and Latin and Coptic.