“Get Up and Heal Yourself!” Self-Enhancement Technologies and Sanctification

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dc.coverageSUBBTO 69, no. 2 (2024): 19-32, DOI: 10.24193/subbto.2024.2.02en-US
dc.creatorBIEHL, Michael
dc.date2024-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T23:35:39Z
dc.descriptionThis paper critiques the use of self-enhancement technologies through the lens of sanctification, avoiding a simplistic binary between affirmation and rejection. It examines the cultural fascination with self-tracking and optimization tools, which promise physical, mental, and spiritual improvement. By contrasting these technologies with theological concepts, the paper raises critical questions about their anthropological and spiritual assumptions. It highlights how these technologies perpetuate a reductionist view of the human self, rooted in data-driven self-regulation. The paper also critiques similarities between self-enhancement and transhumanist aspirations, pointing to their shared emphasis on control, efficiency, and self-perfection. A Christian theological response is proposed, emphasizing the transformative process of sanctification as an alternative to the performance-oriented paradigm of self-optimization. By engaging critically with the promises and limitations of self-enhancement tools, the paper advocates a nuanced understanding of human flourishing that respects the mystery and relationality inherent in Christian anthropology.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiaorthodoxa/article/view/9197
dc.identifier10.24193/subbto.2024.2.02
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/3423
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiaorthodoxa/article/view/9197/8895
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2024 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa; Volume 69, No. 2, December 2024; 19-32en-US
dc.source2065-9474
dc.source1224-0869
dc.source10.24193/subbto.2024.2
dc.subjectSelf-enhancementen-US
dc.subjectquantificationen-US
dc.subjectself-sanctificationen-US
dc.subjectChristian anthropologyen-US
dc.title“Get Up and Heal Yourself!” Self-Enhancement Technologies and Sanctificationen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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