Creatures of the same God: explorations in animal theology

In this collection of essays, Linzey counters with his customary wit, erudition, and insight, some contemporary (and perhaps surprising) challenges to animal rights -- from ecotheologians, the Church, and politicians. He contends that far from the sometimes shallow judgments of those who think anima...

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1. Verfasser: Linzey, Andrew 1952- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Brooklyn, NY Lantern Publishing & Media 2020
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Zusammenfassung:In this collection of essays, Linzey counters with his customary wit, erudition, and insight, some contemporary (and perhaps surprising) challenges to animal rights -- from ecotheologians, the Church, and politicians. He contends that far from the sometimes shallow judgments of those who think animals unworthy of theological consideration, the Christian tradition has a wellspring of sources and resources available to taking animals seriously. Instead of being marginal to the Christian experience, Linzey concludes, animals can take their rightful place alongside human beings as creatures of the same God. There is a long forgotten spiritual tradition that two children, both named Jesus, were born in Bethlehem to two sets of parents named Joseph and Mary. This tradition is supported by the different accounts of the nativity and life of Jesus Christ in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Although the Church chose to ignore this tradition, something of it survived in early Christian art and symbolism. The full tradition was preserved only in the literature of esoteric sects such as Gnosticism, which remained outside the official teachings of institutionalized Christianity. -- Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Originally published: Winchester, England : Winchester University Press, 2007
Beschreibung:xx, 139 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9781590561423

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