Animals as Religious Subjects Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Celia Deane-Drummond is Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, USA.
David L. Clough is Professor of Theological Ethics and Head of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester, UK.
Rebecca Artinian-Kaiser is a doctoral student in theology, specializing in environmental ethics, at the University of Chester, UK.
<i>Animals as Religious Subjects</i> is a timely work ... Divided into four sections, [it] addresses the issue of nonhuman religious subjects from the perspectives of religious thought, symbolism, enquiry, and ethics, thus offering a rich tapestry of scholarly responses from numerous disciplines to the question what role animals might play as religious subjects. Herein lies the strength of the book ... [It] will undoubtedly prove important for all those who consider animals central to any religious enterprise.
- Oliver Putz, Santa Clara University, Philosophy, Theology & the Sciences
The title of this book may well surprise some readers who have never thought of animals as having any religious connotations. However, it is a groundbreaking book as it presents a wealth of perspectives from a wide variety of writers.
- D Gareth Jones, University of Otago, New Zealand, Theological Book Review
Introduction - Celia Deane-Drummond and David Clough
Part One: Animals as Subjects of Religious Thought
1. ‘Ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee’ - Stephen R. L. Clark
2. Walking with Dragons: An Anthropological Excursion on the Wild Side - Tim Ingold
3. The Study of Religion after the Animal - Aaron Gross
Part Two: Animals as Subjects of Religious Symbolism
4. Hedgehog Skin and Golden Calf: Animals as Symbols for Paganism in Medieval German Literature - Sabine Obermaier
5. The Daemonic Insect: Mantis religiosa - Adam Dodd
6. Benevolent Bulls and Baleful Buffalos: Male Bovines versus the ‘Holy Cow’ in Hinduism - Xenia Zeiler
7. From Sacrifices to Symbols: Animals in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity - Ingvild Salid Gilhus
Part Three: Animals as Subjects of Theological Inquiry
8. Butterflies Dwell Betwixt and Between: Non-Human Animals, Theology, and Dwelling in Place - Forrest Clingerman
9. ‘Marvel at the Intelligence of Unthinking Creatures!’: Contemplative Animals in Gregory of Nazianzus and Evagrius of Pontus - Eric Daryl Meyer
10. Putting Animals in Their Place: On the Theological Classification of Animals - David Clough
Part Four: Animals as Subjects of Religious Ethics
11. ‘Your Wives, Your Children, and Your Livestock’: Domesticated Beings as Religious Objects in the Book of Deuteronomy - Raymond F. Person, Jr.
12. Transgenic Animals and Ethics: Recognizing an Appropriate Dignity - Robert Song
13. Other Animals as Persons? – A Roman Catholic Inquiry - Charles Camosy
Bibliography
Index of Scriptural References
Index of Subjects
Index of Names
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Celia Deane-Drummond is Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, USA.
David L. Clough is Professor of Theological Ethics and Head of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester, UK.
Rebecca Artinian-Kaiser is a doctoral student in theology, specializing in environmental ethics, at the University of Chester, UK.