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Black Transhuman Liberation Theology Technology and Spirituality
Contributor(s): Butler, Philip (Author)
ISBN: 1350081930     ISBN-13: 9781350081932
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
OUR PRICE:   $148.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Religion & Science
- Social Science | Black Studies (global)
- Religion | Christian Theology - Liberation
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Mediating Black religious studies, spirituality studies, and liberation theology, Philip Butler explores what might happen if Black people in the United States merged technology and spirituality in their fight towards materializing liberating realities.

The discussions shaping what it means for humans to exist with technology and as part of technology are already underway: transhumanism suggests that any use of technology to augment intellectual, psychological, or physical capability makes one transhuman. In an attempt to encourage Black people in the United States to become technological progenitors as a spiritual act, Butler asks whether anyone has ever been 'just' human? Butler then explores the implications of this question and its link to viewing the body as technology.

Re-imagining incarnation as a relationship between vitality, biochemistry, and genetics, the book also takes a critical scientific approach to understanding the biological embodiment of Black spiritual practices. It shows how current and emerging technologies might align with the generative biological states of Black spiritualities in order to concretely disrupt and dismantle oppressive societal structures.

Contributor Bio(s): Pinn, Anthony B.: - Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, Professor of Religious Studies, and Director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) at Rice University, USAMiller, Monica R.: - Monica R. Miller is Assistant Professor of Religion & Africana Studies, Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Lehigh University, USA.