Markers of Human Creaturehood: Soil, Spirit and Salvation
When faced with the invitation for self-transformation through bio-nano-technology, we must pause to ask: just what does it mean to be a human being? Both scripture and evolution make the same point: we humans live at the metaxy, in the tension between soil and spirit. Genesis 2:7 says we live at th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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Science & Christian belief
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-146 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology NBK Soteriology NCJ Ethics of science |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Human B Salvation B Dignity B Transhumanism B Genesis 2:7 B Technology B Spirit B Metaxy B EVOLUTIONARY theories |
| Summary: | When faced with the invitation for self-transformation through bio-nano-technology, we must pause to ask: just what does it mean to be a human being? Both scripture and evolution make the same point: we humans live at the metaxy, in the tension between soil and spirit. Genesis 2:7 says we live at the in-between where the ineffable God beyond touches the mundane realm of daily existence. Even in salvation, we will be redeemed creatures and not gods. The promise of technological utopianism, then, becomes an empty promise. Even with dramatic bio-enhancements or improved intelligence, we Homo sapiens must still pray that divine grace will provide the ultimate transformation. In the meantime, we should simply enjoy the metaxy. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Science & Christian belief
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