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245 10 a| Christian moral theology in the emerging technoculture :b| from posthuman back to human /c| Brent Waters.;

264 1 a| Farnham, Surrey ;a| Burlington :b| Ashgate,c| [2014];

300 a| 260 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Ashgate science and religion series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The philosophical background of the emerging technoculture -- George Grant: illuminating the darkness as darkness -- Hannah Arendt: mortality and natality -- Albert Borgmann: devices and desires -- Confession: admitting the darkness as darkness -- Repentance: the renewing possibilities of second births -- Amendment of life: desiring the good -- The translucent self in an age of transparency: parasitic self-fulfillment -- Creation into nothing: nihilistic power -- Dissembling the other: consuming predation.;

520 a| We are living in an emerging technoculture. Machines and gadgets not only weave the fabric of daily life, but more importantly embody philosophical and religious values which shape the contemporary moral vision{u2014}a vision that is often at odds with Christian convictions. This book critically examines those values, and offers a framework for how Christian moral theology should be formed and lived-out within the emerging technoculture. Brent Waters argues that technology represents the principal cultural background against which contemporary Christian moral life is formed. Addressing contemporary ethical and religious issues, this book will be of particular interest to students and scholars exploring the ideas of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Grant, Arendt, and Borgmann.;

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Christian moral theology in the emerging technoculture : from posthuman back to human / Brent Waters.

Author/creator	Waters, Brent
Format	Book
Publication	Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington : Ashgate, [2014]
Description	260 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Christian ethics. Theological anthropology--Christianity. Technology--Religious aspects. --Christianity.

Series	Ashgate science and religion series Ashgate science and religion series. ^A512352
Contents	The philosophical background of the emerging technoculture -- George Grant: illuminating the darkness as darkness -- Hannah Arendt: mortality and natality -- Albert Borgmann: devices and desires -- Confession: admitting the darkness as darkness -- Repentance: the renewing possibilities of second births -- Amendment of life: desiring the good -- The translucent self in an age of transparency: parasitic self-fulfillment -- Creation into nothing: nihilistic power -- Dissembling the other: consuming predation.
Abstract	We are living in an emerging technoculture. Machines and gadgets not only weave the fabric of daily life, but more importantly embody philosophical and religious values which shape the contemporary moral vision{u2014}a vision that is often at odds with Christian convictions. This book critically examines those values, and offers a framework for how Christian moral theology should be formed and lived-out within the emerging technoculture. Brent Waters argues that technology represents the principal cultural background against which contemporary Christian moral life is formed. Addressing contemporary ethical and religious issues, this book will be of particular interest to students and scholars exploring the ideas of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Grant, Arendt, and Borgmann.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013020871
ISBN	9780754666912 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0754666913 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0754666956
ISBN	9780754666950
Standard identifier#	40023882145

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