Christian hope in an age of technological enhancement Cole-Turner, Ronald text xx Washington, D.C Georgetown University Press 2011 9999 monographic und eng

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viii, 219 p. ; 23 cm. Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Transhumanist Challenge; 2 Contextualizing a Christian Perspective on Transcendence and Human Enhancement: Francis Bacon, N.F. Fedorov, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; 3 Transformation and the End of Enhancement: Insights from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; 4 Dignity and Enhancement in the Holy City; 5 Progress and Provolution: Will Transhumanism Leave Sin Behind?; 6 The Hopeful Cyborg; 7 Artificial Wombs and Cyborg Births: Postgenderism and Theology; 8 Taking Leave of the Animal? The Theological and Ethical Implications of Transhuman Projects. edited by Ronald Cole-Turner Human body--Religious aspects--Christianity.Theological anthropology--Christianity.Biotechnology--Religious aspects--Christianity BT741.3 .T73 2011 9781589017801 1589017803 230822