Abstract

Technology is becoming increasingly powerful in its ability to transform humanity by enhancing our physical and mental capacities. Transhumanists endorse this process, and their arguments provide a convenient perspective on contemporary society. Many Christians reject transhumanism, but not all. The Christian Transhumanist Association, for example, endorses a version of transhumanism that sees technology as a means by which God continues to fashion humanity in the divine image. Christians disagree on how to view transhumanism, but there can be no disagreement on the growing power of technology to modify humanity. Central to Christianity is the claim that God’s grace brings about our transformation. Our challenge is to understand how grace can be proclaimed in an age when technology is exalted.