This book accomplishes two things: 1) First, it provides a substantive theological engagement with the timeliest issues of our day-AI, Cybernetics, and Life-Enhancing Technologies. 2) It contributes to recent literature which demonstrates that the significance of Sergius Bulgakov is not simply the theological content he provided, but in the way he did theology. Sisto shows that Bulgakov's openness to the world around him provided a kind of theology that can address the challenges we face 80 years after his death. One of the best books on theology and, what one might call, the technologies of the human.

Aristotle Papanikolaou, Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, Fordham University

Sisto is meticulous in his exposition of Bulgakov's vision and his command of Bulgakov's texts is remarkable. He deftly connects the strands of Bulgakov's Sophiology to the AI and cybernetic technologies that are being developed. This makes me think of the stellar work of John Polkinghorne, or the ongoing efforts of Eastern Orthodox scientist and theologian Gayle Woloshock.

The Rev. Michael Plekon, The City University of New York, Baruch College

Walter N. Sisto proposes a novel and compelling approach: viewing sophiology-the teaching on the Divine Wisdom-from the perspective of contemporary issues. He considers the relevance of sophiology to cybernetic technologies, AI, and life extension technologies. As the author points out, these challenges can be considered through the lenses of Bulgakov's theology of the imago Dei, the sophiology of labor, and the sophiology of death. Sisto offers an original and in-depth reflection, engaging in insightful analyses and inviting the reader into Bulgakov's dialogue with the problems of contemporary civilization.

Teresa Obolevitch, Pontifical University of John Paul II

A stimulating discussion of the benefits and perils of AI technology for human enhancement from the perspective of Sergii Bulgakov's Sophiology, Walter Sisto's book is an urgent appeal for a reasoned Christian response to the social and individual transformations already underway in North America and beyond. Sisto's treatment of death is especially valuable, offering a noble and inspiring perspective on mortality and what it means to be human that resonates with Bulgakov's own profound thought on the subject.

T. Allan Smith, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto