Animal Theologians by Andrew Linzey (English) Paperback Book

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Many people who have thought about God have not thought about animals, or about the relationship between the two. But among those who have some of the most celebrated religious thinkers. This volume comprises 24 scholarly studies that detail challenges to the dominant anthropocentrism of most religious traditions.

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Many people who have thought about God have not thought about animals, or about the relationship between the two. But among those who have are some of the most celebrated religious thinkers, including Michel de Montaigne, Thomas Tryon, John Wesley, John Ruskin, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, and Paul Tillich. This volume comprises 24 scholarly studies that detail challenges to the dominant anthropocentrism of most religious traditions. Theeditors have brought together Jewish, Unitarian, Christian, transcendentalist, Muslim, Hindu, Dissenting, deist, and Quaker voices, each offering a unique theological perspective that counters the neglectof the nonhuman.Animal Theologians is divided into three parts starting with the pioneers who first saw a relationship between animals and divinity, those who contributed to the expansion of social sensibility to animals, and ending with the work of contemporary theologians. The essays in this volume use contextual and historical background to describe what led animal theologians to their beliefs, and then pave way for further developments in this expanding field.This volume is an act of reclaiming different religious traditions for animals by recovering lost voices.

Author Biography

Andrew Linzey is director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and has been a member of the Faculty of Theology in the University of Oxford for twenty-eight years. He is a visiting professor of animal theology at the University of Winchester. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including Animal Theology (1994), Why Animal Suffering Matters (OUP, 2009), and The Palgrave Handbook of Practical AnimalEthics (2018).Clair Linzey is the deputy director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and professor of animal theology at the Graduate Theological Foundation. She is co-editor of the Journal of Animal Ethics and co-editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. She is the author of Developing Animal Theology (2021) and has co-edited eight other books with Andrew Linzey.

Table of Contents

About the Editors and the ContributorsIntroduction: "Before Animal Theology"Andrew Linzey and Clair LinzeyPart 1: Prophets and PioneersChapter 1.1: Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655): Vegetarianism and the Beatific VisionJustin BegleyChapter 1.2: Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592): Elephant TheologiansKathleen LongChapter 1.3: Thomas Tryon (1634 - 1703): A Theology of Animal EnslavementAdam BridgenChapter 1.4: John Wesley (1703 - 1791): The Tension between Theological Hope and Biological RealityRyan Patrick McLaughlinChapter 1.5: Humphry Primatt (1735-1777): Animal Protection and its Revolutionary ContextsAdam BridgenChapter 1.6: William Bartram (1739 - 1823): A Quaker-Inspired Animal AdvocacyMichael J. GilmourChapter 1.7: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): Capturing the "Anima" in AnimalsWesley T. MottPart 2: Social SensibilityChapter 2.1: John Ruskin (1819 - 1900): "Beholding Birds": A Visual Case against VivisectionLinda JohnsonChapter 2.2: Frances Power Cobbe (1822 - 1904): Theology, Science, and the Anti-Vivisection MovementChien-hui LiChapter 2.3: Frank Buckland (1826 - 1880) and Henry Parry Liddon (1829 - 1890): Vivisection in OxfordSerenhedd JamesChapter 2.4: Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910): Literature and the Lives of AnimalsAlice CraryChapter 2.5: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844 - 1911): Writer and ReformerRobyn HedermanChapter 2.6: Muhammad 'Abduh (1849 - 1905): The Transvaal Fatwa, and the Fate of AnimalsNuri FriedlanderChapter 2.7: Josiah Oldfield (1863 - 1953): "You can't trust a fellow who lives on nuts": Vegetarianism and the Order of the Golden Age in nineteenth-century BritainA. W. H. BatesChapter 2.8: Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935): Biblical Ethics as the Basis of Rav Kook's A Vision of Vegetarianism and PeaceIdan BreierChapter 2.9: Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869 - 1948): In the Service of All that Lives: The Vision of Engaged Nonviolent Animal CareKenneth R. Valpey (Krishna Kshetra Swami)Part 3: Deeper ProbingChapter 3.1: Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965): The Life of ReverenceCarl Tobias FrayneChapter 3.2: Martin Buber (1878 - 1965): Encountering Animals: A Prelude to the Animal QuestionRyan BrandChapter 3.3: Paul Tillich (1886 - 1965): The Method of Correlation and the Possibility of an Animal EthicAbbey SmithChapter 3.4: Charles Hartshorne (1897 - 2000): Animals in Process ThoughtDaniel A. DombrowskiChapter 3.5: C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963): Rethinking Dominion: C. S. Lewis and the Sleek, Purring PantherMichael J. GilmourChapter 3.6: Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904 - 1991): 'Myriads of cows and fowls ... ready to take revenge'Beruriah WiegandChapter 3.7: Jürgen Moltmann (1926 -): Creation and Sabbath TheologyRyan Patrick McLaughlinChapter 3.8: Andrew Linzey (1952 -): Animal TheologyRyan Patrick McLaughlinIndex

Review

This insightful anthology is a treasure trove of often hidden gems. This parade of writings, from the early pioneers to the most current thought leaders, offers a library of resources for all who wish to deepen their understanding of animal theology. Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey have given us a wonderful gift. * Paul J. Kirbas, President and Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture, Graduate Theological Foundation *A broad-ranging engagement with seminal figures in the history of animal theology, this book is required reading for anyone seriously engaged in constructive theological reflection in the areas of animal theology and ethics. * James Helmer, Associate Professor of Theological Ethics, Xavier University *This is why I strongly recommend this wonderful book, because readers of the inspirational essays will motivate people to make positive dietary changes. * Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, College of Staten Island, Times of Israel *Animal Theologians was a real eye-opener! From graphic accounts of how animals are slaughtered to how utterly reliant we are on other life forms. The book is full of insightful facts including why cows are sacred in India to how contemplative appreciation and gratitude awaken our conscience to the interconnectedness of all life. * Michelle Deans, Michelle's Monologues *

Details ISBN0197655556 Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0197655556 ISBN-13 9780197655559 Format Paperback Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Author Clair Linzey Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-05-24 Publication Date 2023-06-20 UK Release Date 2023-06-20 Alternative 9780197655542 Edited by Clair Linzey DEWEY 202.12 Audience General US Release Date 2023-06-20 AU Release Date 2023-08-15 Pages 472 We've got this

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