CTA Conference 2019

speaker Liz Parrish
preceded by CTA Conference 2018
at Lipscomb University

On October 19th, 2019, the second Christian Transhumanist Conference CTA Conference 2019 was held at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, with keynote speakers Science Mike and Liz Parrish.

Speakers

• "Science Mike" McHargue — keynote on "Science, Transhumanism, Faith"
• Andreas Mourelatos — "AI Creeds & Confessions"
• Brittany Taylor Paschall — panelist for "The Future & Equity"
• Braden Molhoek — "Negative Freedom and Procreative Beneficence"
• Brian O. Sigmon — "Theology, Innovation, and Rubik's Cube"
• Cheryle Renee Moses — panelist for "The Future & Equity"
• Elias Kruger — "Dreaming Alternative Futures with Black Panther" and panel moderator
• Jim Stump — "Science & Faith in the Key of Transhumanism"
• Jonathan Gunnell — "Scripture: The highest of many sources of truth"
• Liz Parrish — keynote on human genetic modification
• Lorenzo Barberis Canonico — "The Theology of Escaping the Simulation"
• Micah Redding — "Christian Transhumanism & the Future of Faith"
• Michael J. Paulus, Jr. — "Theology of Digital Identity"
• Neal Locke — panelist and breakout facilitator
• Patrick Chappell — conference MC
• Paul Rezkalla — "What's Wrong With the Scientific Study of Morality?"
• Pedro Garcia — conference MC
• Ron Cole-Turner — "Transhuman Christ"
• Seth P. Hart — "Teilhard & Transhumanism"
• Seth Villegas — "Immortality without Eschatology"

Schedule

• 8:30 – Coffee & Registration (Thrivous Geroprotector giveaway for first 50 attendees)
• 9:00 – Welcome to the Future!
• 9:10 – Jim Stump — "Science & Faith in the Key of Transhumanism"
• 9:30 – Andreas "Andrico" Mourelatos — "AI Creeds & Confessions"
• 9:45 – Michael J. Paulus, Jr. — "Theology of Digital Identity"
• 10:00 – Jonathan Gunnell — "Scripture: The highest of many sources of truth"
• 10:15 – Break and giveaways
• 10:30 – Liz Parrish — "Human Genetic Modification"
• 11:00 – Braden Molhoek — "Negative Freedom and Procreative Beneficence"
• 11:15 – Seth Villegas — "Immortality without Eschatology"
• 11:30 – Neal Locke and Liz Parrish — "Genetic Modification & the Image of God"
• 12:00 – Lunch
• 1:00 – Ron Cole-Turner — "Transhuman Christ"
• 1:15 – Seth P. Hart — "Teilhard & Transhumanism"
• 1:30 – Lorenzo Barberis Canonico — "The Theology of Escaping the Simulation"
• 1:45 – Paul Rezkalla — "What's Wrong With the Scientific Study of Morality?"
• 2:00 – Brian O. Sigmon — "Theology, Innovation, and Rubik's Cube"
• 2:15 – Breakout sessions (participant-led topics)
• 2:45 – Break and giveaways
• 3:00 – Micah Redding — "Christian Transhumanism & the Future of Faith"
• 3:20 – Elias Kruger — "Dreaming Alternative Futures with Black Panther" (panel introduction)
• 3:30 – Elias Kruger, Cheryle Renee Moses, Brittany Taylor Paschall — "The Future & Equity"
• 4:00 – Breakout sessions (additional group discussions)
• 4:45 – Break and giveaways
• 5:00 – "Science Mike" McHargue — "Science, Transhumanism, Faith"
• 6:00 – Closing panel