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by Miguel Algranti (Editor), Seong-Won Park (Editor)
These unique essays that come at, and play with, the crossroads of religion and technology. Cyberpunk Theologies is an exercise on hermeneutics, social sciences, and border thinking. A sketchy map of a territory where technology, church, and power are interdependent and much more confused than anyone likes to admit. The essays compiled in this book understand artificial intelligence as an open-ended notion and a catalyst for the underlying theological and ontological questions present in otherwise secular arenas of transhumanism, robotics, biogenetics, and social networks. The contributions come from all over the world (from places like Malawi, Argentina, Zimbabwe, South Korea, South Africa, Brazil, Jamaica, Portugal, Canada, Hong Kong, and the United States) in order to meet an urgent need for an interdisciplinary and international take on the intersections between religion and technology.
Author Biography
Miguel Algranti is an Argentinian anthropologist and a software developer. He is a founding member of the Laboratorio de Antropología Decolonial (L.A.D), associate professor at the Universidad Nacional de las Artes (UNA), and researcher at the Centro Argentino de Etnología Americana (CAEA-CONICET).
Seong-Won Park is a professor at Youngnam Theological College and Seminary in Korea and a Central Committee member of World Council of Churches. A prominent theologian and ecumenical activist, he is the author of Worship in the Presbyterian Church in Korea (2001).
