A faith embracing all creatures : addressing commonly asked questions about Christian care for animals / edited by Tripp York and Andy Alexis-Baker ; foreword by Marc Bekoff ; afterword by Brian McLaren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

York, Tripp.

Alexis-Baker, Andy.

Series:

Peaceable kingdom series ; 2.

The peaceable kingdom series ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Animals.

Animal welfare--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Animal welfare.

Physical Description:

xviii, 194 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, OR : Cascade Books, [2012]

Summary:

What is the purpose of animals? Didn't God give humans dominion over other creatures? Didn't Jesus eat lamb? These are the kinds of questions that Christians who advocate compassion toward other animals regularly face. Yet Christians who have a faith-based commitment to care for other animals through what they eat, what they wear, and how they live with other creatures are often unsure how to address these biblically and theologically based challenges. In A Faith Embracing All Creatures, authors from various denominational, national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds wrestle with the text, theology, and tradition to explain the roots of their desire to live peaceably with their nonhuman kin. Together, they show that there are no easy answers on "what the Bible says about animals." Instead, there are nuances and complexities, which even those asking these questions may be unaware of. Editors Andy Alexis-Baker and Tripp York have gathered a collection of essays that wrestle with these nuances and tensions in Scripture around nonhuman animals. In so doing, they expand the discussion of nonviolence, peacemaking, and reconciliation to include the oft-forgotten other members of God's good creation.

Contents:

Foreword: Expanding our compassion footprint / Marc Bekoff

Introduction / Andy Alexis-Baker

What about dominion in Genesis? / Carol J. Adams

What about the covenant with Noah? / Judith Barad

What about animal sacrifice in the Hebrew scriptures? / Malinda Elizabeth Berry

Doesn't the Bible say that humans are more important than animals? / Nekeisha Alexis-Baker

Didn't Jesus eat lamb? The Last Supper and the case of the missing meat / Stephen H. Webb

Didn't Jesus eat fish? / Andy Alexis-Baker

Does Christian hospitality require that we eat meat? / Laura Hobgood-Oster

Doesn't Romans say that vegetarians have "weak faith"? / Michelle Loyd-Paige

Doesn't Jesus treat animals as property? / Annika Spalde and Pelle Strindlund

What's the point of animals? / David Clough

Are we addicted to the suffering of animals? Animal cruelty and the Catholic moral tradition / John Berkman

Does "made in the image of God" mean humans are more special than animals? / Stephen R.L. Clark

Can the wolf lie down with the lamb without killing it? Confronting the not-so-practical politics of the peaceable kingdom / Tripp York

Vegetarianism: a Christian spiritual practice both old and new / Danielle Nussberger

Afterword / Brian McLaren.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1610977017

9781610977012

OCLC:

823041460

Publisher Number:

99953203335