There is no more important treatment of ethical questions than David Clough’s two-volume work <i>On Animals</i> (Bloomsbury), which he completed last year. The first volume, <i>Systematic Theology</i>, offers a clear-minded theological account of the interconnectedness of all things. The second, <i>Theological Ethics</i>, presents a series of proposals on what those interconnections require of us. Clough seems to have thought through every possible question from every possible angle...
The Christian Century
David Clough's <i>On Animals</i> is indisputably the most important and comprehensive theological treatment of animals to have appeared in any language at any time in the Christian tradition.
- 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.
- Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, USA,
Clough’s work in On Animals is progressive and explorative ... a new benchmark for the field.
- Matthew Barton, University of Leeds, UK, Theological Book Review
A mix of constructive theology and critical doctrinal survey
- James R. A. Merrick, St. Francis University, Anglican Theology Review