Religious transhumanism and its critics / Arvin M. Gouw, Brian Patrick Green, Ted Peters.
| Other author | Gouw, Arvin M. |
| Other author | Green, Brian Patrick. |
| Other author | Peters, Ted, 1941- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Religion and science as a critical discourse |
| Contents | Homo Deus or Frankenstein's monster? : Religious transhumanism and its critics / Ted Peters -- Are we becoming God(s)? : Transhumanism, posthumanism, antihumanism, and the divine / Francesca Ferrando -- Mormon transhumanism / Lincoln Cannon -- Pre-original Buddhism and the transhumanist imperative / Michael LaTorra -- Unitarian universalists as critical transhumanists / James Hughes -- Perfecting humanity in confucianism and transhumanism / Heup Young Kim -- Why Christian transhumanism? / Micah Redding -- Steps toward a theology of Christian transhumanism / Ronald Cole-Turner -- A Roman Catholic view : technological progress? Yes. Transhumanism? No / Brian Patrick Green -- Technological theosis? : an Eastern Orthodox critique of religious transhumanism / Brandon Gallaher -- The transhumanist pied pipers : a Jewish caution against false messianism / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Cyborg, gender, and the posthuman self / J. Jeanine Thweatt -- A virtual ghost in the digital machine : whole brain emulation, disembodied gender, and queer mystical animality / Jay Emerson Johnson -- Copulation, masturbation, and sex bots : ethical implication of AI as my buddy in bed / Elisabeth Gerle -- The transhumanist threat to plants and animals : an exercise in ecofeminist critical theory / Peter I-min Huang and Iris Ralph -- Transhumanism, theological anthropology, and the ethics of ambiguity / Whitney A. Bauman -- The iCalf, relationality, and the extended body : evaluations of different notions of post/transhumanism / Markus Mühling -- Is transhumanism good science, bad science, or pseudoscience? / Arvin M. Gouw -- Ghosts or zombies : on keeping body and soul together / Noreen Herzfeld -- In praise of boundaries : understanding mortality as an ally / Nelson R. Kellogg -- Homo gubernator as a Teilhardian-Catholic response to transhumanism / Levi Checketts -- Will transhumanism reach point omega? / Ilia Delio -- Resurrection and the transhumanist promise / Celia Deane-Drummond -- Moral enhancement, the virtues, and transhumanism : moving beyond gene editing / Braden Molhoek -- Introducing a transhumanist theology / Arvin Gouw. |
| Abstract | "In this book, the contributors examine how various religious traditions engage with transhumanism and its vision for the future"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022010038 |
| ISBN | 9781498584135 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |