The Transhumanist Temptation

“Quay addresses the question of our time with a thorough and holistic analysis. Most people think of the transhuman issue as a battle over the development of cutting-edge AI or cyborgs, but Quay identifies the movement as one rooted in a much older and more complicated aspect of human nature. In this moment, we must all ask, ‘What makes us human?’ and for Grayson, the question is one not simply of science but of transcendent purpose and truth.”

Auron MacIntyre, Host, The Auron MacIntyre Show; Author, The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies

“Whether the Promethean fire or the tower of Babel, technological progress always makes claims upon the nature of man and his civilization. With a profound reflection on the Western canon, Grayson Quay both reminds us of the beauty of human purpose and warns us of the dehumanizing claims of modern technology.”

Deacon Harrison Garlick, Host, Ascend: The Great Books Podcast

"This book is not just a critique. It’s a call to arms—a call to defend our humanity against the forces that seek to dismantle it, one false promise at a time. I cannot recommend it enough."

Jason Scott Jones, Founder, The Vulnerable People Project; Author, The Great Campaign

"Today, being human seems to be a choice, or at least it can emerge as a choice once we become aware of the array of forces that deny or distract us from our humanity. ‘Transhumanism’ is as good a name as any for the threatening phenomenon, and The Transhumanist Temptation helps readers discern, orient, and resist."

Joshua P. Hochschild, Professor of Philosophy, Mount St. Mary’s University

“The pied piper of transhumanism is alluring to those raised in a deracinated culture taught to worship progress, whatever the outcome, as long as it rejects God’s created order. Quay carefully dissects those dangerous presumptions and masterfully explains not only why it is necessary not to be a transhumanist but why one should be an anti-transhumanist, to borrow a phrase.”

Kara McKinney, Host, Tipping Point

“Quay dismantles every article of techno-optimism—and I’m grateful for it. Any fellow techno-optimist owes it to himself to wrestle with this book. We still have a lot of work to do, and the best place to start is by listening to our sharpest critics.”

Katherine Dee, Internet culture reporter

“In the age of AI and biotech, the question of whether humans should (or even can) reengineer our own nature cuts across Left and Right. In this lucid book, Grayson Quay sets out the stakes.”

Mary Harrington, Author, Feminism Against Progress

“At a time when everything feels a little too artificial, Grayson Quay pulls back the curtain on the transhumanism lurking behind so much of our world. The Transhumanist Temptation examines everything from birth control to artificial intelligence and finds that transhumanist ideology, so often dismissed as marginal, has had far more of an influence than we think.”

Matt Purple, Author, Decline from the Top

"Grayson Quay’s The Transhumanist Temptation has arrived just in time to warn us about the potential dangers ahead. It is a remarkable and necessary book that does an excellent job marshaling the collective wisdom of everyone from Aristotle to C.S. Lewis to eloquently remind us why our very humanity is so wonderful and precious that it must be defended at all costs.”

Mollie Hemingway, Editor in Chief, The Federalist

“Grayson Quay sounds the alarm about one of the most sinister ideologies menacing human dignity in our time. People of conscience across the political spectrum must pay attention.”

Sohrab Ahmari, U.S. Editor, UnHerd; Author, Tyranny, Inc.

“Grayson Quay is one of the most interesting and daring young writers currently working. Here he tackles a subject of utmost importance—transhumanism—whose urgency will only continue to grow. Absolutely everyone can benefit from reading and grappling with the arguments in this eloquent book.”

Spencer Klavan, Author, How to Save the West and Light of the Mind, Light of the World

“Grayson Quay has done a profound service to the cause of a true humanism, which will inevitably be a Christian humanism. And his book is a delight to read as well.”

Susannah Black Roberts, Editor, Plough