Christian Perspectives on Transhumanism and the Church
Chips in the Brain, Immortality, and the World of Tomorrow
Editors: Donaldson, Steve, Cole-Turner, Ron (Eds.)
Free Preview- Calls on Christians to understand and engage with some of the deep issues facing the church in a technological, transhumanist futureConsiders how technology can help or harm genuine spiritual transformationBegins the process of crafting a vision that can inspire people to hope for God's transforming grace while living in a culture defined by technology's enhancing powers
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Christians have always been concerned with enhancement—now they are faced with significant questions about how technology can help or harm genuine spiritual transformation. What makes traditional and technological enhancement different from each other? Are there theological insights and spiritual practices that can help Christians face the challenge of living in a technological world without being dangerously conformed to its values? This book calls on Christians to understand and engage the deep issues facing the church in a technological, transhumanist future.
- About the authors
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Steve Donaldson directs the computer science program and co-directs the computational biology program at Samford University. He is senior fellow and a co-founder of the Samford University Center for Science and Religion. Donaldson has authored Dimensions of Faith (2015) and co-authored A Little Book for New Scientists (2016).
Ron Cole-Turner teaches theology and ethics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he holds the H. Parker Sharp Professorship. He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, and currently serves as a vice president. Cole-Turner is the author and editor of several books on science, technology, and Christian theology.
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Introduction: Why the Church Should Pay Attention to Transhumanism
Pages 1-15
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From Lamech to Bezalel: Biblical Reflections on the Polyvalence of “Technology”
Pages 19-38
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Dragons and Dog-Headed Saints: Some Medieval Perspectives on the Significance of the Human Form
Pages 39-52
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“When That Which Is Perfect Is Come”: Henry Drummond and “The Changed Life”
Pages 53-73
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Christianity’s Rigged Debate with Transhumanism
Pages 75-93
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Christian Perspectives on Transhumanism and the Church
- Book Subtitle
- Chips in the Brain, Immortality, and the World of Tomorrow
- Editors
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- Steve Donaldson
- Ron Cole-Turner
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in the Future of Humanity and its Successors
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Palgrave Macmillan, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-90323-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-90323-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-90322-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-07990-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 271
- Topics
