Eden's other residents
Subtitle: the Bible and animals
By: Michael J. Gilmour ; foreword by Laura Hobgood-Oster
Contributors: Hobgood-Oster, Laura, 1964-
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781610973328
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Ecology; Animals; Animals in the Bible; Human-animal relationships; Animal rights; Animal welfare; Christianity
Description: "So why are animals so often ignored in Christian moral discourse? In its theological thinking and faith-motivated praxis, human-centeredness typically results in the complete erasure of the nonhuman. This book argues that this exclusion of animals is problematic for those who see the Bible as authoritative for the religious life. Instead, biblical literature bears witness to a more inclusive understanding of moral duty and faith-motivated largesse that extends also to Eden's other residents."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-166) and index.
Table of contents: title: Realizing animals matter; title: Reading animals in the Christian Bible; title: Recognizing the Grace of God in animal creation; title: Revisiting animals in religious ritual; title: Responding to the groaning creation; title: Returning to the garden: the writings of William Bartram.