A faith embracing all creatures
Subtitle: addressing commonly asked questions about Christian care for animals
By: edited by Tripp York and Andy Alexis-Baker ; foreword by Marc Bekoff ; afterword by Brian McLaren
Series: Peaceable kingdom series -- 2
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781610977012
Subjects: Animals; Animal welfare; Christianity
Description: "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." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194).
Table of contents: title: Foreword: Expanding our compassion footprint  -- Marc Bekoff; title: Introduction  -- Andy Alexis-Baker; title: What about dominion in Genesis?  -- Carol J. Adams; title: What about the covenant with Noah?  -- Judith Barad; title: What about animal sacrifice in the Hebrew scriptures?  -- Malinda Elizabeth Berry; title: Doesn't the Bible say that humans are more important than animals?  -- Nekeisha Alexis-Baker; title: Didn't Jesus eat lamb? : the Last Supper and the case of the missing meat  -- Stephen H. Webb; title: Didn't Jesus eat fish?  -- Andy Alexis-Baker; title: Does Christian hospitality require that we eat meat?  -- Laura Hobgood-Oster; title: Doesn't Romans say that vegetarians have "weak faith"?  -- Michelle Loyd-Paige; title: Doesn't Jesus treat animals as property?  -- Annika Spalde and Pelle Strindlund; title: What's the point of animals?  -- David Clough; title: Are we addicted to the suffering of animals? : animal cruelty and the Catholic moral tradition  -- John Berkman; title: Does "made in the image of God" mean humans are more special than animals?  -- Stephen R.L. Clark; title: Can the wolf lie down with the lamb without killing it? : confronting the not-so-practical politics of the peaceable kingdom  -- Tripp York; title: Vegetarianism: a Christian spiritual practice both old and new  -- Danielle Nussberger; title: Afterword -- Brian McLaren.