Books about Christianity & Transhumanism

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Max Tegmark • 2017 • Knopf

MIT physicist Max Tegmark explores the future of artificial intelligence and what it means for humanity. The book examines the stages of life—from biological (Life 1.0) to cultural…

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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari • 2016 • Harper

Following his bestselling Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari examines where humanity is headed as we acquire god-like powers through technology, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence. The book explores how…

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The Inevitable

Kevin Kelly • 2016

The Inevitable is Kevin Kelly's most recent book, focusing on more specific ways technology will change over time.

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Human Purpose & Transhuman Potential

Ted Chu • 2014

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.

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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel • 2014

What is the difference between vertical progress & horizontal progress? And what does this difference have to do with our future?

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The Transhumanist Reader

Max More, Natasha Vita-More • 2013

A newer compilation of essays, presenting the secular transhumanist perspective.

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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

David Deutsch • 2011

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…

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What Technology Wants

Kevin Kelly • 2010

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…

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Ending Aging

Aubrey de Grey • 2007

Aubrey de Grey's thought and research is the best way to engage with the discussion of radical life extension.

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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Ray Kurzweil • 2005

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…

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The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence

Ray Kurzweil • 1999 • Viking

Ray Kurzweil's influential book predicts a future where computers will match and exceed human intelligence. Published before his later work The Singularity Is Near, this book established many…

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The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead

Frank J. Tipler • 1994

This 1994 book proposed a scientific theory of religion and the future of the universe, and introduced many to the possibilities of Christian Transhumanism.

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Engines of Creation

Eric Drexler • 1986

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…

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From the Garden to the City

John Dyer • 2011

Where does technology belong in the biblical story of redemption?

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Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

N.T. Wright • 2008

Surprised by Hope is the best popular-level introduction to historic Christianity's embodied, non-escapist eschatology.

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Theology and Science in the Thought of Francis Bacon

Steven Matthews • 2008

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The Phenomenon of Man

Teilhard de Chardin • 1955

Teilhard de Chardin was the Jesuit Priest and Paleontologist who first proposed many of the concepts of transhumanism in the 1930s-1950s.

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Technologies of the Future Self: An Ethics for Transhuman Flourishing

Georg Theiner, Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson • 2025 (upcoming) • Palgrave Macmillan • Contributors (17)

Argues for an ethics of 'transhuman flourishing' integrating embodiment, community, and post-secular ethics.

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Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics

Ted Peters, Brian Patrick Green, Arvin M. Gouw • 2022 • Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield • Contributors (25)

An interdisciplinary collection examining transhumanism in light of multiple religious traditions, offering both advocacy and critique.

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Religion and the Technological Future: An Introduction to Biohacking, Artificial Intelligence, and Transhumanism

Calvin Mercer, Tracy J. Trothen • 2021 • Palgrave Macmillan • Contributors (1)

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…

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Spiritualities, Ethics, and Implications of Human Enhancement and Artificial Intelligence

Christopher Hrynkow • 2020 • Vernon Press • Contributors (14)

Essays on theology, ethics, and AI exploring the spiritual and social impacts of human enhancement.

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The Transhumanism Handbook

Newton Lee • 2019 • Springer • Contributors (2)

A massive reference work covering transhumanism's science, philosophy, politics, and religion.

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Religion and Human Enhancement: Death, Values, and Morality

Tracy J. Trothen, Calvin Mercer • 2017 • Palgrave Macmillan • Contributors (15)

A collection exploring the moral, religious, and social questions raised by radical human enhancement.

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Religion and Transhumanism: The Unknown Future of Human Enhancement

Calvin Mercer, Tracy J. Trothen • 2014 • Praeger • Contributors (23)

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,…

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Transhumanism and the Body: The World Religions Speak

Calvin Mercer, Derek F. Maher • 2014 • Palgrave Macmillan

This collection of original articles, a sequel of sorts to the 2009 Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension (Palgrave Macmillan), is the first sustained reflection, by…

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Cyborg Selves: A Theological Anthropology of the Posthuman

J. Jeanine Thweatt • 2012 • Routledge • Contributors (1)

Proposes a theological anthropology of the posthuman, engaging philosophy, theology, and cultural studies.

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Transhumanism and Transcendence

Ron Cole-Turner • 2011 • Georgetown University Press • Contributors (8)

A theological engagement with transhumanism from diverse Christian perspectives.

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Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension

Calvin Mercer, Derek F. Maher • 2009 • Palgrave Macmillan • Contributors (14)

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…

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