Transhumanism and the image of God : today's technology and the future of Christian discipleship / Jacob Shatzer.

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Contents:
What is transhumanism? -- My body, my choice: morphological freedom -- The hybronaut: understanding augmented reality -- Meeting your (mind) clone: artificial intelligence and mind uploading -- What is real? Changing notions of experience -- Where is real? Changing notions of place -- Who is real? Changing notions of relationships -- Am I real? Changing notions of the self -- The table.
Subject: Examining the transhumanist movement, biblical ethicist Jacob Shatzer grapples with the potential for technology to transform the way we think about what it means to be human. Exploring the doctrine of incarnation and topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, medical technology, and communications tools, he guides us into careful consideration of the future of Christian discipleship in a disruptive technological environment.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Technology and moral formation -- What is transhumanism? -- My body, my choice: morphological freedom -- The hybronaut: understanding augmented reality -- Meeting your (mind) clone: artificial intelligence and mind uploading -- What is real? Changing notions of experience -- Where is real? Changing notions of place -- Who is real? Changing notions of relationships -- Am I real? Changing notions of the self -- The table.

Examining the transhumanist movement, biblical ethicist Jacob Shatzer grapples with the potential for technology to transform the way we think about what it means to be human. Exploring the doctrine of incarnation and topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, medical technology, and communications tools, he guides us into careful consideration of the future of Christian discipleship in a disruptive technological environment.

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