Dominion over wildlife?
Subtitle: an environmental theology of human-wildlife relations
By: Stephen M. Vantassel
Publisher: Resource Publications, Wipf and Stock Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781606083437
Subjects: Human-animal relationships; Animal rights; Biblical teaching; Christianity
Description: Investigation of the biblical, ethical and scientific arguments employed by the Christian Animal Rights movement concerning human-wildlife relations. Applies practical theology to the question of human rights versus animal rights and introduces the term "shepherdism" in preference to "dominionism."
Notes: Includes glossary in preliminaries (p. xi-xiii) and scripture index at end (p. 201-208).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200).
Table of contents: title: Dominionism under fire; title: The CAR movement's argument from Old Testament scripture; title: The CAR movement's argument from New Testament scripture; title: The CAR movement's argument from ethics; title: The CAR movement's argument from science: The case study of coyote trapping; title: Summary assessment of the CAR movement's position; title: Shepherdism: A biblically grounded ethic for human-wildlife relations.