The book explores the disconnect between the Christian belief in the logos as the source of life and the human-centric nature of worship, which often overlooks the significance of creation and animals. It highlights the absence of liturgical practices that acknowledge animals' roles in human life, including celebrating their companionship, praying for their suffering, and honoring their deaths. This examination calls for a deeper integration of animal life into Christian worship and a more inclusive understanding of creation.
Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have
assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to
people. This title examines the relationships between animal abuse and child
abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial
murder.
Christian concern about how we treat animals has increased strikingly in recent years. More and more Christians are deciding that our attitudes toward animals must change. Here is a book that presents, for the first time, a comprehensive and well-argued theological case for the rights of animals, and offers a challenging critique of our existing insensitivity toward animal life. Everyone who cares about the rights of animals, particularly clergy and ministers who are constantly being asked for answers on the issue, will welcome this new and important book.
The book presents a compelling argument that the treatment of animals is fundamentally linked to gospel values. Andrew Linzey shares his personal journey and the gospel truths that have fueled his dedication to animal welfare for over twenty-five years. He critiques how individuals and institutions, meant to advocate for the vulnerable, have often perpetuated cruelty and oppression instead. Linzey's insights aim to inspire a deeper understanding of compassion towards all living beings.
At present, human beings worldwide are using an estimated 115.3 million animals in experiments—a normalization of the unthinkable on an immense scale. In terms of harm, pain, suffering, and death, animal experiments constitute one of the major moral issues of our time. Given today’s deeper understanding of animal sentience, the contributors to this volume argue that we must afford animals a special moral consideration that precludes their use in experiments. The Ethical Case against Animal Experiments begins with the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics's groundbreaking and comprehensive ethical critique of the practice of animal experiments. A second section offers original writings that engage with, and elaborate on, aspects of the Oxford Centre report. The essayists explore historical, philosophical, and personal perspectives that range from animal experiments in classical times to the place of necessity in animal research to one researcher's painful journey from researcher to opponent. A devastating look at a contemporary moral crisis, The Ethical Case against Animal Experiments melds logic and compassion to mount a powerful challenge to human cruelty.
Jestliže je třeba položit si otázku, jak máme jako lidé vykonávat vládu či Bohem darovanou moc nad mimolidskými tvory, nemusíme hledět dál než k Ježíši jako svému morálnímu vzoru – příkladu moci projevené v bezmoci a síly projevené v soucitu. Jestliže je znakem pravého učednictví velkorysá láska, která nás něco stojí, musíme se ptát, jaké máme důvody k tomu, abychom z tohoto náležitého uplatnění křesťanské odpovědnosti vyloučili zvířata.
