9.00am to 5.00pm (TBC)

Senate Room, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast

Conference Overview

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous weapons presents profound ethical challenges for global peace and security.  As warfare evolves, Christian ethical traditions offer crucial perspectives on justice, morality, and peace-making in this new technological era.

This conference invites scholars, faith leaders, policymakers, and technologists to explore how Christian ethics can inform responses to AI-driven warfare, autonomous weapons systems, and efforts for peacebuilding.  Through theological reflection, interdisciplinary engagement, and practical solutions, we seek to advance discourse on the role of faith-driven ethics in shaping global policy and peace efforts.

Themes & Topics

 We welcome abstracts that address, but are not limited to, the following:

• Christian perspectives on war, peace, and AI-driven conflict
• Faith-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution strategies
• Interfaith dialogues on AI, ethics, and global security
• Pacifism and Autonomous Weapon System
• AI and Police Surveillance
• Just war theory and the ethical implications of autonomous weapons
• Artificial intelligence and moral decision-making in combat
• Human dignity and accountability in AI warfare
• Theological reflections on justice, technology, and nonviolence
• The role of churches and Christian organisations in shaping AI ethics

Speakers:

Professor Peter Lee - University of Portsmouth

Second Speaker – [TBC]

 

Submission Guidelines

• Abstracts should be between 250-300 words
• Include title, author(s), affiliation, and contact information
• Submissions must be in English
• Accepted abstracts may be invited for full paper submissions (especially in preparation for an envisaged conference proceedings to be published)

Please send abstracts to: christianethicsconference@qub.ac.uk

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 9 January 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: 30 January 2026
• Conference Date: 3 March 2026
• Location: Senate Room, Queen’s University Belfast

We look forward to your contributions in shaping a faith-centred ethical discourse on AI, autonomous weapons, and peacebuilding.

Conference Organisers:

Dr Femi Omotoyinbo

Professor Fiona Magowan