News & Announcements about the CTA
N+1 Magazine: Meghan O'Gieblyn loses her faith, discovers Christian Transhumanism
Journalist Meghan O'Gieblyn lost her faith, found transhumanism, and then realized she was on a strange, winding path back to Christianity. N+1 Magazine and The Guardian published her beautiful and haunting story—an open-ended journey that has resonated with many peoples' experie…
Announcing the Academic Advisory Council
In keeping with our aim to continue advancing the conversation around Christianity and Transhumanism, I'm very pleased to announce our new Academic Advisory Council. The council will help inform our growth and development, and establish a center of positive engagement at the inte…
CTA Board Announcement & Appreciation
At the end of last month, we marked a historic moment for the CTA—completing our first full-board election, and appointing eight board seats. We also said goodbye to several board members who have worked hard to bring us to this point. Among them were Dorothy Deasy and Christophe…
Campaign Update
Our campaign is over 50% funded, and we’ve got 6 days to go!As you know, at the beginning of this month, the Christian Transhumanist Association announced its launch, membership campaign, and logo-design effort, all at the same time. Since then, we’ve had great c…
Campaign Conclusion
In case you haven’t heard, our campaign was a success! We raised $1175, registered our first set of voting association members, and signed up a number of new volunteers and supporters. And along the way, we made new friends, discovered powerful new voices, and participated …
Letter from Our Board Chair
I want to say that it has been an honor serving as the Board Chair of the CTA for the past 3 years. This is an organization admittedly still in its infancy, and it rightly means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But its creation is significant to me primaril…
Inverse: When Cyborgs and Christians Compromise
Inverse Magazine asks: Can Christians can come to terms with transhumanism? It explores some of the tensions and difficulties, and finds an answer that drives to the heart of the biblical story: the blind see, the deaf hear, and the lame walk. Read the complete article here: http…
Christ & Pop Culture: Can Transhumanism Lead Us Back to Orthodoxy?
Is transhumanism a new version of Gnosticism? Or is it in fact the opposite—a rejection of the Gnosticism it has found lurking in popular Christianity, and a radical attempt to reclaim the heart of Christian orthodoxy? What does this mean for how Christians should engage tr…
Baptist News Asks: Can Transhumanism Enrich Christian Theology?
A recent article at Baptist News discusses the CTA and the Embrace Warmer project, and asks whether transhumanism can enrich a Christian theology of incarnation and humanity. Read the full article by Matthew Waller here.
The Christian Transhumanist Affirmation
Over the last few months, I've been working with the Board and the Membership Council, to craft a Christian Transhumanist Affirmation. Of course, trying to draft a list of ideas that we all agree on is quite an undertaking—and not something we will …