Noreen Herzfeld
She received a B.A. from St. Olaf College in Mathematics and Music, an M.A. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Computer Science from Penn State, an M.A. in Theology from St. John's University, and a Ph.D. in Theology from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Herzfeld teaches courses in both the department of computer science and the department of theology at St. John’s University, on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Theory, Ethical and Religious Issues in Computing, Science and Religion, Islam, and Religion and Conflict. Her current research investigates the intersection between computer technology and Christian theology.
Personal information
Phone number: (320) 363-2693
E-mail: nherzfeld@csbsju.edu
Address: Dept. of Computer Science
St. John's University
Collegeville, MN 56321
Herzfeld is the author of In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit (Fortress, 2002) in which she explores the question of what it means to create in one's image, comparing traditional theological understandings of humans as created in the image of God with approaches that humans have taken to creating in their own image in the field of artificial intelligence. She is also the author of numerous articles on diverse topics, including the appropriateness of cyberspace as a venue for spiritual experience, the question of embodiment as a sine qua non for personhood, the ethical implications of computer games, and the prospects for reconciliation among Christians and Muslims in Bosnia.