A Faith Embracing All Creatures
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781610977012 |
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Publisher: | Cascade Books |
Publication date: | 11/09/2012 |
Series: | Peaceable Kingdom , #2 |
Pages: | 212 |
Sales rank: | 748,248 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Foreword: Expanding Our Compassion Footprint Marc Bekoff xi
Introduction Andy Alexis-Baker xiv
1 What about Dominion in Genesis? Carol J. Adams 1
2 What about the Covenant with Noah? Judith Barad 13
3 What about Animal Sacrifice in the Hebrew Scriptures? Malinda Elizabeth Berry 23
4 Doesn't the Bible Say that Humans Are More Important than Animals? Nekeisha Alexis-Baker 39
5 Didn't Jesus Eat Lamb? The Last Supper and the Case of the Missing Meat Stephen H. Webb 53
6 Didn't Jesus Eat Fish? Andy Alexis-Baker 64
7 Does Christian Hospitality Require that We Eat Meat? Laura Hobgood-Oster 75
8 Doesn't Romans Say that Vegetarians Have "Weak Faith"? Michelle Loyd-Paige 90
9 Doesn't Jesus Treat Animals as Property? Annika Spalde Pelle Strindlund 101
10 What's the Point of Animals? David Clough 114
11 Are We Addicted to the Suffering of Animals? Animal Cruelty and the Catholic Moral Tradition John Berkman 124
12 Does "Made in the Image of God" Mean Humans Are More Special than Animals? Stephen R. L. Clark 138
13 Can the Wolf Lie Down with the Lamb without Killing It? Confronting the Not-So-Practical Politics of the Peaceable Kingdom Tripp York 150
14 Vegetarianism: A Christian Spiritual Practice Both Old and New Danielle Nussberger 166
Afterword Brian McLaren 181
Bibliography 185
What People are Saying About This
"Far too often, serious concern for nonhuman animals is dismissed by well-meaning Christianswho otherwise might share such concernsbecause of some remarkably consistent (and understandable) hesitations. For some decades now we have needed a resource that brought together experts to respectfully answer these concerns, and with this book we finally have this invaluable resource."
Charles C. Camosy
Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
Fordham University, Duane Library
"Many good books deserve an enthusiastic recommendation. But only a few merit the stockpiling of a stash of copies to give to anyone and everyone who crosses one's path. A Faith Embracing All Creatures will be greeted as this latter sort of book by anyone with a heart for creation care. . . . Christians of all varieties will find accessible, creative, and challenging perspectives on a crucial but oft-neglected aspect of their daily discipleship. Animal advocates, Christian or otherwise, will find an indispensable resource for engaging religious audiences. And everyone will find a prophetic call to compassion and justice for all of God's creatures issued from some of the most influential voices in animal ethics and theology as well as from some of the field's most provocative newcomers."
Matthew C. Halteman
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College
"Other recent books have made the case that our contemporary treatment of animals is both inhumane and unchristian; A Faith Embracing All Creatures does so in a refreshingly light-handed way. Its arguments are both morally serious and deeply theological, particularly because its authors pore carefully over important sections of biblical text. But the book is also extremely inviting as it opens to questions people are genuinely asking about how a commitment to moral vegetarianism (or related commitments) can make theological sense. . . . Furthermore, the concerns about the welfare of animals that the authors highlight in their theologizing turn out to be immensely fruitful. As they free us from customary presumptions, they teach us how to read and appreciate the biblical material in new ways."
Dr. Charles R. Pinches
Professor and Chair, Department of Theology/Religious Studies, University of Scranton
"This collection of essays serves as an excellent introduction to issues concerning Christian attitudes toward, and treatment of, nonhuman animals. The essays draw on a wide range of sources in the tradition, so readers can easily find further avenues to explore. . . . A Faith Embracing All Creatures is an excellent resource for laypeople, church study groups, and even seminarians or college students who want an introduction to the variety of questions and responses Christians can pose about nonhuman animals."
Laura Yordy,
Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA