Books about Christianity & Transhumanism

Study and scholarship from the ancient past to the deep future.

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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 (Life 2.0) to technological (Life 3.0)—and discusses AI safety, consciousness, and the…
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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 dataism may become the dominant ideology, how algorithms might know us better…
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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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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 for framing a lot of transhumanist discussion in a connected and comprehensive…
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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 brains. This book explores what kinds of ramifications that might have for…
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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 here.
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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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Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics

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

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 •

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

Christopher Hrynkow • 2020 • Vernon Press •

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 •

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 •

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 •

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…
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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 scholars with expertise in the faith traditions, on how the transhumanist agenda…
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Transhumanism and Transcendence

Ron Cole-Turner • 2011 • Georgetown University Press •

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 •

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…
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