| Animals and Christianity Contributor(s): Linzey, Andrew (Editor), Regan, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1556356889 ISBN-13: 9781556356889 Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.04" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What does the Christian tradition say about the condition and rights of animals? This helpful and timely anthology of selections from the Bible and from the great Christian thinkers of all times is an essential primer for those who care about animals. The book is organized around four themes--Attitudes to Creation; the Problem of Pain; the Question of Animal Redemption; and Reverence, Responsibilities, and Rights--and concludes with a section on practical issues--Animal Experimentation, Fur-Trapping, Hunting for Sport, Intensive Farming, and Killing for Food. This book includes selections from the following: the Bible, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, Karl Barth, St. Bonaventure, John Calvin, Ren Descartes, Austin Farrer, John Hick, St. Irenaeus, St. John of the Cross, C. S. Lewis, St. Thomas More, E. F. Schumacher, Albert Scheweitzer, Paul Tillich, Leo Tolstoy, Alec Vidler, John Wesley, and others |