http://hdl.handle.net/10034/6732 Collection of journal articles/book chapters/conference papers/other research materials written by members of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies during their employment at the University of Chester Mon, 20 May 2013 13:05:14 GMT 2013-05-20T13:05:14Z http://hdl.handle.net/10034/265032 Title: Frankensteins and cyborgs: Visions of the global future in an age of technology Authors: Graham, Elaine L Abstract: This paper draws attention to the role of representation in the depiction of scientific and technological innovation as a means of understanding the narratives that circulate concerning the shape of things to come. It considers how metaphors play an important part in the conduct of scientific explanation, and how they do more than describe the world in helping also to shape expectations, normalise particular choices, establish priorities and create needs. In surveying the range of metaphorical responses to the digital and biotechnological age, we will see how technologies are regarded both as ’endangerment’ and ’promise’. What we believe ’technology’ is doing to ’us’ reflects important implicit philosophies of technology and its relationship to human agency and political choice; yet we also need to be alert to the assumptions about ’human nature’ itself which inform such reactions. The paper argues that embedded in the various representations implicit in new technologies are crucial issues of identity, community and justice: what it means to be (post)human, who is (and is not) entitled to the rewards of technological advancement, what priorities (and whose interests) will inform the shape of global humanity into the next century. Description: This article is not available through ChesterRep. Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10034/265032 2003-03-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10034/264093 Title: Being, making and imagining: Toward a practical theology of technology Authors: Graham, Elaine L Abstract: This article discusses how theological reflections upon the relationship between 'earth, sky, gods, and morals' - or nature, transcendence, divinity and humanity - might enable new framings of what it means to be human in the context of advanced technological societies. Description: This article is not available through ChesterRep. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10034/264093 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10034/263247 Title: The hermeneutics of doctrine Authors: Thiselton, Anthony Abstract: This book discusses the interface between hermeneutics and Christian doctrine. Description: This book is not available through ChesterRep. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10034/263247 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10034/263221 Title: Can the Bible mean whatever we want it to mean? Authors: Thiselton, Anthony Abstract: This book discusses how the Bible has been interpreted in recent years, some criteria for textual meanings, and the impact of postmodern perspectives on biblical interpretation and Christian theology. Description: This book is not available through ChesterRep. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10034/263221 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z