Cyborg Selves: A Theological Anthropology of the Posthuman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138261150)

What is the 'posthuman'? Is becoming posthuman inevitable-something which will happen to us, or something we will do to ourselves? Why do some long for it, while others fearfully reject it? These questions underscore the fact that the posthuman is a name for the unknown future, and therefore, not a single idea but a jumble of competing visions - some of which may be exciting, some of which may be frightening, and which is which depends on who you are, and what you desire to be. This book aims to clarify current theological and philosophical dialogue on the posthuman by arguing that theologians must pay attention to which form of the posthuman they are engaging, and to demonstrate that a 'posthuman theology' is not only possible, but desirable, when the vision of the posthuman is one which coincides with a theological vision of the human.

Author: Jeanine Thweatt-Bates
ISBN-10: 1138261157
ISBN-13: 9781138261150
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d