On Animals: Volume I: Systematic Theology (T&T Clark Theology) (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567139484 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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David L. Clough is Professor of Theological Ethics and Head of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester, UK.His book publications include Ethics in Crisis: Interpreting Barth's Ethics (2005) and Faith and Force: A Christian Debate about War (2007) and he co-edited Creaturely Theology: On God, Humans and Animals (2009) and Animals as Religious Subjects (2013). . Many of his articles are available via the Uni
a welcome contribution to 'animal theology' Regarding 'Animal Theology' Clough has set an impressive foundation for future generations to build upon. He covers three main areas in regards to animals: creation, reconciliation, and redemption. Impressively researched and solidly challenging, this is a book which anyone writing on the subject on animal theology will undoubtedly re. A thorough and fascinating study of the role of animals in Christian theology Many people have thought, perhaps obliquely, about the role of animals in creation, incarnation, and redemption. Maybe the question is why animals exist in the first place: perhaps as food for humans or to serve humans in some other way. Maybe someone has asked why people often see God's incarnation as something that happened exclusiv
(Brian Brock, Reader in Theological Ethics, University of Aberdeen International Journal for Systematic Theology)I am neither a Christian nor a theologian, but anyone concerned about human mistreatment of animals will hope that Clough's view prevails among Christians. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, USA)Clough's work in On Animals is progressive and explorative a new benchmark for the field. (Peter Singer, Ira W. Francis University Anglican Theology Review) . A. David Clou
The book shows that such engagement with the tradition with the question of the animal in mind produces surprising answers that challenge modern anthropocentric assumptions. For the most part, therefore, the novelty of the project lies in the questions raised, rather than the proposal of innovative answers to it. The transformation in our thinking about animals for which the book argues results in the main from looking squarely for the first time at the sum of what we are already committed to believing about other animals and their place in God's creation.. This volume is a project in systematic theology: a rigorous engagement with the Christian tradition in relation to animals under the doctrinal headings of creation, reconciliation and redemption and in dialogue with the Bible and theological voices central to the tradition