# What is transhumanism?

> The belief that technology can and should transcend human limits, including aging and death.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/transhumanism
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

## Why it matters for Christians

Magnifica Humanitas warns against seeking through technology the salvation that comes only from God.

## What to do

Welcome medicine and tools that heal. Be wary of any promise that technology will end death or make us more than human. Christians hope in the resurrection, which is God’s gift, not a product.

## Read more

- [Church statements on AI](https://www.lumin.faith/church-statements-on-ai)

## Related words

- [Technocratic paradigm](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/technocratic-paradigm.md): A phrase from Catholic social teaching for the assumption that every problem has a technical solution and that what can be done should be done.
- [Singularity](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/singularity.md): A predicted future point when AI improves itself so fast that the world changes beyond what we can foresee.
- [Image of God](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/image-of-god.md): The biblical teaching that human beings are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26–27).

Every word: [Christian AI glossary](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary.md)