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Contents ฀ 1 Introduction: The Transhumanist Challenge 1 ฀ ronald฀cole-turner ฀ 2 Contextualizing a Christian Perspective on Transcendence and Human Enhancement: Francis Bacon, N. F. Fedorov, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 19 ฀ michael฀s.฀burdett ฀ 3 Transformation and the End of Enhancement: Insights from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 37 ฀ david฀grumett ฀ 4 Dignity and Enhancement in the Holy City 51 ฀ karen฀lebacqz ฀ 5 Progress and Provolution: Will Transhumanism Leave Sin Behind? 63 ฀ ted฀peters ฀ 6 The Hopeful Cyborg 87 ฀ stephen฀garner ฀ 7 Artificial Wombs and Cyborg Births: Postgenderism and Theology 101 ฀ j.฀jeanine฀thweatt-bates ฀ 8 Taking Leave of the Animal? The Theological and Ethical Implications of Transhuman Projects 115 ฀ celia฀deane-drummond ฀ 9 Chasing Methuselah: Transhumanism and Christian Theosis in Critical Perspective 131 ฀ todd฀t.฀w.฀daly ฀ 10 Human or Vulcan? Theological Consideration of Emotional Control Enhancement 145 ฀ michael฀l.฀spezio ฀ 11 Whose Salvation? Which Eschatology? Transhumanism and Christianity as Contending Salvific Religions 163 ฀ brent฀waters ฀ 12 Transcendence, Technological Enhancement, and Christian Theology 177 ฀ gerald฀mckenny ฀ 13 Transhumanism and Christianity 193 ฀ ronald฀cole-turner Contributors 205 Index 209 viii฀ contents ...

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