Religious Transhumanism as a New Religious Movement
Sketching a Model of the Development of Religious Transhumanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3554933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Lemasters (0000-0001-7698-9319, University of Kansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 885 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15080885 |
| OpenAlex | W4400904406 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This essay proposes a new model for understanding religious transhumanism by extending existing frameworks that have been useful for predicting the success of new religious movements (NRMs). This paper focuses on the Mormon Transhumanist Association as a case of religious transhumanism that is incongruent with existing models of NRMs, thereby highlighting the limitations of these models. First, I demonstrate how the Morman Transhumanist Association challenges religious scholars' conventional concepts for understanding NRMs, particularly within anthropology, cosmology, and eschatology. Then, I present a model that effectively accounts for the unique characteristics of religious transhumanist groups, thereby demonstrating and addressing the field's current lack of an explanatory framework
Epistemology · Sociology · Transhumanism · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |