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From Human to Posthuman: Christian Theology And Technology in a Postmodern World (Ashgate Science and Religion Series)

By Brent Waters

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0754639150, 9780754639152, 9780754683582
LCC
BR115.P74 W38 2005
Open Library ID
OL22722082M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
772 kB (790413 bytes)
Pages
166\179
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Technology is one of the dominant forces shaping the emerging postmodern world. Indeed the very fabric of daily life is dependent upon various information, communication, and transportation technologies. With anticipated advances in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and robotics, that dependence will increase. Yet this growing dependence is accompanied with a deep ambivalence. For many, technology symbolises the faith of the postmodern world, but it is an ambivalent faith encapsulating both our hopes and fears for the future. This book examines the religious foundations underlying this troubled faith in technology, as well as critically and constructively engaging particular technological developments from a theological perspective.

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