Zeitgeist: A Spirited Exchange about Mysticism and AI-Generated Images (and more) with ChatGPT
The Wabash Center Journal on Teaching February 26, 2026 Jesse D. Mann
This essay explores the intersection of medieval Christian mysticism and AI-generated imagery, reflecting on a six-week online course taught in summer 2024 at Drew University. A student’s experiments with AI-generated images of texts by Pseudo-Dionysius, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jan Ruusbroec, and Catherine of Genoa prompted reflection on pedagogy, ethics, and the representation of spiritual...