Religion and the implications of radical life extension / edited by Derek F. Maher and Calvin Mercer ; afterword by Ted Peters.
| Other author | Maher, Derek F. |
| Other author | Mercer, Calvin R. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
| Description | x, 195 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Living for 1,000 Years--or Longer / Derek F. Maher and Calvin Mercer -- Ch. 1. Radical Life Extension : Technological Aspects / Aubrey de Grey -- Ch. 2. Evidence-based Pursuit of Radical Life Extension / Pete Estep -- Ch. 3. Be Careful What You Wish For? : Radical Life Extension coram Deo : A Reformed Protestant Perspective / Nigel M. de S. Cameron and Amy Michelle DeBaets -- Ch. 4. Extreme Longevity Research : A Progressive Protestant Perspective / Ronald Cole-Turner -- Ch. 5. Becoming Yet More Like God : A Jewish Perspective on Radical Life Extension / Elliot N. Dorff -- Ch. 6. Karma, Austerity, and Time Cycles : Jainism and Radical Life Extension / Sherry E. Fohr -- Ch. 7. Told You So : Extreme Longevity and Daoist Realization / Livia Kahn -- Ch. 8. Churning the Ocean of Milk : Hindu Tantrism and Radical Life Technologies / Jeffrey S. Lidke and Jacob W. Dirnberger -- Ch. 9. Two Wings of a Bird : Radical Life Extension from a Buddhist Perspective / Derek F. Maher -- Ch. 10. Thousand Years, Less Fifty : Toward a Quranic View of Extreme Longevity / Aisha Y. Musa -- Ch. 11. Radical Life Extension : Implications for Roman Catholicism / Terence L. Nichols -- Ch. 12. "May You Live Long" : Religious Implications of Extreme Longevity in Hinduism / Arvind Sharma -- Afterword : Theological, Spiritual, and Ethical Reflections on Radical Life Extension / Ted Peters. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009006416 |
| ISBN | 0230607942 |
| ISBN | 9780230607941 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QP85 .R45 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |