Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (hereafter: AI) and AI-based tools have become an integral part of modern society and are increasingly being implemented in the educational system, both among teachers and students. This paper analyses the attitudes and trust of Croatian religious education teachers towards the application of AI tools in everyday life and in Catholic religious education classes. The empirical research was conducted through a survey among 1,400 religious education teachers gathered in the Facebook group “Školski vjeronauk – Vjeroučitelji” (eng. Religious Education in School – Religious education teachers, hereafter: ŠVV), with 205 participants (14.43%) anonymously completing the questionnaire in February 2025. The results indicate an ambivalent attitude of religious education teachers towards AI. Despite their limited knowledge of AI, they still recognize its potential. At the same time, they express a certain level of caution, particularly regarding the generation and processing of religious content, although they ultimately do not fear that these tools will replace them in the future. The primary concern of religious education teachers relates to the possible reduction of the interpersonal dimension of teaching and emphasises the need for clearer ethical guidelines in the integration of AI tools into the educational system.