Greg Cootsona

Greg Cootsona is the Executive Director for AI and Faith. He is also a lecturer in Comparative Religion and Humanities at California State University, Chico, and co-founder of Science for the Church, a nonprofit bringing science and technology to Christian congregations. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he serves as Pastor of Discipleship and Care at Bidwell Presbyterian Church. Greg has authored multiple books including Science and Religions in America (2023) and Negotiating Science and Religion in America (2020), both receiving major book nominations. He has directed $4.6 million in grants from organizations including the John Templeton Foundation, focusing on emerging adult ministries and science-theology integration. With a Ph.D. in systematic and philosophical theology emphasizing theology and science, Greg has appeared on major media outlets and spoken at several universities. He serves, or has served, on advisory councils for BioLogos, Sinai and Synapses, the Oxford Interfaith Forum, and AAAS’s Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion.