James McBride

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James McBride is a scholar working at the distinctive intersection of robotics, theology, and environmental ethics. His research explores how the rise of humanoid robots challenges and reshapes religious thought, ethical frameworks, and human society. In his foundational 2015 work, "The Advent of Postmodern Robotic Technoreligiosity" (5 citations), McBride examined how robotic companions entering domestic spaces would inevitably become vehicles for transmitting religious and moral values across generations. Building on this, his most cited work, "Robotic Bodies and the Kairos of Humanoid Theologies" (2017, 13 citations), deepened this theological inquiry, probing how embodied robotic forms provoke urgent questions about humanity, soul, and divine purpose. McBride has also demonstrated a commitment to broader societal concerns, connecting technological development to planetary sustainability in "Climate Change, Global Population Growth, and Humanoid Robots" (2021, 9 citations), which situates robotics within the pressing context of climate crisis and demographic pressures. Collectively, his work challenges readers to think seriously about how emerging technologies will reshape not only labor and caregiving, but the very moral and spiritual fabric of human civilization.