I really enjoyed the AAR session “Religion and Transhumanism” I was presenting at. They were four of us presenting (see below) and the three other presentations were really good. I especially appreciated Jennifer’s material critiquing biases relating to gender and disability in transhumanist literature. (You can see the full blurbs for the talks here – just scroll down to “A1-134 Transhumanism and Religion Consultation – Theme: Perspectives on Human Enhancement”)
- Returning to Eden: Reflections on the Transhumanist Vision of Extended Life with Respect to the Ascetic Tradition in the Desert Fathers
- Todd Daly, Urbana Theological Seminary
- The Glorified Body?: Transhumanist Dualism and Theological Anthropology
- Jennifer Thweatt-Bates, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Brain Uploading: The Transhumanist Quest for Immortality
- Philip Douglas, Michigan State University
- Constructing a Theology of Technology in Response to Transhumanism
- Stephen Garner, University of Auckland
Some good questions from people attending the session and it was good to meet others interested in the intersection of trans/post-humanism and religion.
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Hi Stephen. I’m pleased Chicago went well. Todd Daly’s title sounds interesting. I don’t suppose you got a copy of his paper…?
Hi Paul. I don’t have a copy of Todd’s paper (though I’m hoping to get hold of one). Perhaps follow the link above and email him about it.
Cheers,
Stephen
Glad to hear it went well. How did your paper go?
Paper went well. Some good comments afterwards, and definite resonances with other sessions I went to. Also met some good people working in similar areas.
Cheers,
Stephen