Overview

In this book, Victoria Lorrimar explores anthropologies of co-creation as a theological response to the questions posed by technologically enhanced humans, a prospect that is disturbing to some, but compelling for many. The centrality the imagination for moral reasoning, attested in recent scholarship on the imagination, offers a fruitful starting point for a theological engagement with these envisioned technological futures. Lorrimar approaches the topic under the purview of a doctrine of creation that affirms a relationship between human and divine creativity. Traditionally, theological treatments of creativity have been almost exclusively applied to artistic endeavours. Here, Lorrimar breaks new ground by extending such theological accounts to include technology, and uniting them with the strengths of scientific accounts of co-creation. She draws on metaphor studies, cognitive sciences, as well as literary studies, to develop an account of human creativity in relation to divine creativity, which is then applied to various enhancement scenarios.

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'… a compelling, well-researched, and creative tour through foundational theological literature on human enhancement. In doing so, she carves out a space for herself in this literature. Anyone hoping to engage in the theology of human enhancement going forward will need to grapple with Lorrimar's position.' Joseph Vukov, Metascience '… Lorrimar's book is distinctive, captivating, and cohesive, engaging what is normally addressed in dystopian fiction with a hopeful but appropriately cautionary tone.' Joyanna Eisenberg, Reading Religion '… an expertly researched argument rooted in a Christian anthropology that engages theological and ethical questions surrounding human enhancement, transhumanism, and technology … Lorrimar's work has developed a roadmap for other scholars to consider in the rapidly developing world of science, technology, and human enhancement.' Michael McCarthy, Studies in Christian Ethics

'... a compelling, well-researched, and creative tour through foundational theological literature on human enhancement. In doing so, she carves out a space for herself in this literature. Anyone hoping to engage in the theology of human enhancement going forward will need to grapple with Lorrimar's position.' Joseph Vukov, Metascience

Author Information

Victoria Lorrimar is Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Trinity College Queensland, Australian College of Theology, University of Queensland.

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