2nd Hand - Animal Theology By Andrew Linzey

2nd hand in good condition but a slight crease to spine. Also a corner of the title page has been removed

.This book is a major contribution to the theological discussion about the place of animals in the world and the way in which Christian theology can contribute to a marally just treatment of them by human beings, arising out of the first lectures on this subject ever given in the University of Oxford.

The first part of the book contains more specifically theological arguments regarding animals and sets out to establish some theological principles. Central to Andrew Linzey's approach is a deep regret that the community of faith which holds to the objective truth of the self-revelation of God in Christ should have advanced its world-affirming doctrine without much more than a passing thought for the billions of non-human inhabitants within creation itself. Here christology, a christology of incarnation and service, is of the utmost importance.

The second part is focused, chapter by chapter on specific areas of animal abuse: experimentation, hunting for sport, killing for food and genetic engineering. However, the two parts are linked closely together by a deep theological concern. For the author, there is too much moral triumphalism about the contemporary animal rights movement. He believes that it needs theology to help save itself from its own degeneration into self-righteousness.

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