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On God and dogs : a Christian theology of compassion for animals / Stephen H. Webb ; with a foreword by Andrew Linzey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Webb, Stephen H., 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animal welfare--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Animal welfare.
- Dogs--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Dogs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Many of us keep pet animals relying on them for companionship and affection. In the wake of the animal rights movement, many ethicists have questioned the right of humans to ""own"" other sentient beings in this way. The author of this text takes a Christian perspective on the subject.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword: Voyage to the Animal World; Introduction: Pet Theories; I: Surveying the Options; 1 God and the Giving of Animals; 2 Ecology versus the Peaceable Kingdom; II: Thinking about Pets; 3 What Are Dogs For?; 4 The Difference That Dogs Make; III: A Theology for the Dogs; 5 Theology and Dogtalk; 6 The Sacrificial Economy of Christian Theology; 7 Jesus Christ and the Future of Animals; Epilogue: God's Nature as the Future of the World; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-217) and index.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781280470202
- 1280470208
- 9780195344301
- 0195344308
- 9780585181844
- 0585181845
- OCLC:
- 476010573
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