Animals and Christianity: A Book of Readings - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1556356889 ISBN 13 : 9781556356889

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2007

Synopsis

What does the Christian tradition say about the condition and rights of animals? This helpful and timely anthology of selections from the Bible and from the great Christian thinkers of all times is an essential primer for those who care about animals. The book is organized around four themes-Attitudes to Creation; the Problem of Pain; the Question of Animal Redemption; and Reverence, Responsibilities, and Rights-and concludes with a section on practical issues-Animal Experimentation, Fur-Trapping, Hunting for Sport, Intensive Farming, and Killing for Food. This book includes selections from the following: the Bible, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, Karl Barth, St. Bonaventure, John Calvin, René Descartes, Austin Farrer, John Hick, St. Irenaeus, St. John of the Cross, C. S. Lewis, St. Thomas More, E. F. Schumacher, Albert Scheweitzer, Paul Tillich, Leo Tolstoy, Alec Vidler, John Wesley, and others

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Linzey is a Member of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. He is also the author of Animal Rights: A Historical Anthology. Tom Regan is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University and author of The Case for Animal Rights.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556356889
• ISBN 13: 9781556356889
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Éditeur: Linzey Andrew
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• Personne responsable: non disponible