Transhumanism and transcendence : (Record no. 44996)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781589017801 1589017803 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BT741.3 |
| Item number | .T73 2011 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Transhumanism and transcendence : |
| Remainder of title | Christian hope in an age of technological enhancement / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Ronald Cole-Turner |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Georgetown University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 219 p. |
| Other physical details | ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Transhumanist Challenge; 2 Contextualizing a Christian Perspective on Transcendence and Human Enhancement: Francis Bacon, N.F. Fedorov, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; 3 Transformation and the End of Enhancement: Insights from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin; 4 Dignity and Enhancement in the Holy City; 5 Progress and Provolution: Will Transhumanism Leave Sin Behind?; 6 The Hopeful Cyborg; 7 Artificial Wombs and Cyborg Births: Postgenderism and Theology; 8 Taking Leave of the Animal? The Theological and Ethical Implications of Transhuman Projects. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human body--Religious aspects--Christianity.Theological anthropology--Christianity.Biotechnology--Religious aspects--Christianity. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cole-Turner, Ronald |
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