{"product_id":"a-curious-machine-hardcover","title":"\"A Curious Machine\" - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArseny Ermakov\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGlen O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his sermon \"\"What Is Man?,\"\" John Wesley spoke of the human being as a \"\"curious machine,\"\" reflecting the eighteenth-century view of the person as a set of complex mechanisms animated by the soul. The rapid rate of technological development in recent decades is opening toward a future in which the centrality and uniqueness of human beings is undergoing a shift. Developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, surveillance, autonomous weapons, human enhancement, and genetic modification raise an array of questions for the Christian tradition. The awareness of the negative impact of human activity on the natural environment is challenging the traditional view of humanity as having a uniquely privileged role at the heart of creation. This collection of essays addresses Wesleyan and broadly Christian voices that explore the theological, philosophical, biblical, ethical, and practical implications of emerging technologies, their impact upon different aspects of human life, and the possibilities that are opening up toward a posthuman future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArseny Ermakov is senior lecturer in biblical studies at Eva Burrows College within the University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia. He is the coauthor, with Robert S. Snow, of \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Matthew: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and coeditor, with Andrew Brower Latz, of \u003ci\u003ePurity: Essays in Bible and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Glen O'Brien is research coordinator at Eva Burrows College, within the University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia. He is the chair of examiners in the University of Divinity, and the author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Wesley's Political World\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eWesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), as well as coeditor with Hilary Carey of \u003ci\u003eMethodism in Australia: A History\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47370794598649,"sku":"9781666762600","price":46.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Mm5W934wzA9781666762600.webp?v=1770000527","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-curious-machine-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}