Books about Christianity & Transhumanism
Study and scholarship from the ancient past to the deep future.
Ending Aging
Aubrey de Grey
- technology
Aubrey de Grey's thought and research is the best way to engage with the discussion of radical life extension.
Engines of Creation
Eric Drexler
- technology
Engines of Creation by Eric Drexler is the seminal work on nanotechnology, and everything it is capable of. Eric has written a more recent take on the subject here.
From the Garden to the City
John Dyer
- faith
Where does technology belong in the biblical story of redemption?
Human Purpose & Transhuman Potential
Ted Chu
- technology
Human Purpose & Transhuman Potential by Ted Chu, examines the philosophy of human purpose, and shows how humanity coherently understands itself as the self-transcendent species.
Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension
C. Mercer & D. Maher
- faith
This volume raises important questions about the implications of radical life extension research from religious perspectives. An outstanding group of scholars brings ancient religious traditions to bear on the possibilities for radical life extension, offering fascinating challenges to both science…
Religion and the Technological Future: An Introduction to Biohacking, Artificial Intelligence, and Transhumanism
Calvin Mercer & Tracy J. Trothen
- faith
We live in an age of rapid technological advancement. Never before has humankind wielded so much power over our own biology. Biohacking, the attempt at human enhancement of physical, cognitive, affective, moral, and spiritual traits, has become a global phenomenon.…
Religion and Transhumanism: The Unknown Future of Human Enhancement
Calvin Mercer & Tracy J. Trothen
- faith
Transhumanism or human enhancement is an intellectual and cultural movement that advocates the use of emerging technologies to change human traits. Although they may sound like science fiction, the possibilities suggested by transhumanism are very real, and the questions they…
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
N.T. Wright
- faith
Surprised by Hope is the best popular-level introduction to historic Christianity's embodied, non-escapist eschatology.
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
David Deutsch
- technology
David Deutsch, the pioneer of quantum computing, explores the systems in physics that have infinite reach—including the human mind. Not specifically transhuman, but great physics-as-philosophy, and will change your perception of what we're capable of.
The Inevitable
Kevin Kelly
- technology
The Inevitable is Kevin Kelly's most recent book, focusing on more specific ways technology will change over time.
The Phenomenon of Man
Teilhard de Chardin
- faith
Teilhard de Chardin was the Jesuit Priest and Paleontologist who first proposed many of the concepts of transhumanism in the 1930s-1950s.
The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead
Frank J. Tipler
- faith
- technology
This 1994 book proposed a scientific theory of religion and the future of the universe, and introduced many to the possibilities of Christian Transhumanism.
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Ray Kurzweil
- technology
Ray Kurzweil argues that we're about to experience a "Singularity", an intelligence explosion, where the intelligence embedded in our technology becomes greater than the intelligence embedded in human brains. This book explores what kinds of ramifications that might have for…
The Transhumanist Reader
- technology
A newer compilation of essays, presenting the secular transhumanist perspective.
What Technology Wants
Kevin Kelly
- technology
What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly, introduces the concept of technology as the 7th kingdom of life, growing and evolving just as all living things do. Great book for framing a lot of transhumanist discussion in a connected and comprehensive…
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
- technology
What is the difference between vertical progress & horizontal progress? And what does this difference have to do with our future?