Research Catalog

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Description

1. x, 207 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "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."--

Series statement

1. Bloomsbury studies in black religion and cultures

Uniform title

1. Bloomsbury studies in black religion and cultures.

Subject

1. Black theology
2. Transhumanism
3. Human-computer interaction
4. Liberation theology
5. Black author

Contents

1. Thinking of Black transhumanism : non-humanity, moving away from transhumanism's roots -- Foundations of a Black transhumanism : Blackness as the biotechnologically mediated experience of Black vitality -- The neurophysiology of spiritual experience -- Black transhuman liberation theology -- Black transhumanism as revolt spirituality.

Call number

1. Sc E 20-681

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-201) and index.

Author

1. Butler, Philip, author.

Title

1. Black transhuman liberation theology : technology and spirituality / Philip Butler.

Publisher

1. London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Copyright date

1. ©2020

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Bloomsbury studies in black religion and cultures
2. Bloomsbury studies in black religion and cultures.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-201) and index.

Local subject

1. Black author.

ISBN

1. 1350081930 hardcover
2. 9781350081932 hardcover

Research call number

1. Sc E 20-681